Kelly Iko

And obviously, you know, given the kind of player he is and the kind of person he is, you understand that he's extremely confident in his own abilities. And this is the biggest time of the year where those big time players show up. So,

impressive for him to come back and respond after you know the last five games that's where he was averaging i think like 5.25 points a game and just not looking the kind of score that we know him to be so yeah for him to go and have that kind of performance he really galvanized the group and now heading into game three they should be full of confidence that they can have a similar type performance

impressive for him to come back and respond after you know the last five games that's where he was averaging i think like 5.25 points a game and just not looking the kind of score that we know him to be so yeah for him to go and have that kind of performance he really galvanized the group and now heading into game three they should be full of confidence that they can have a similar type performance

impressive for him to come back and respond after you know the last five games that's where he was averaging i think like 5.25 points a game and just not looking the kind of score that we know him to be so yeah for him to go and have that kind of performance he really galvanized the group and now heading into game three they should be full of confidence that they can have a similar type performance

I think the biggest thing now is trust, trust in the coaching staff, that renewed sense of communication and honesty between those guys and seeing the deficiencies in his game and where he needed to improve on defensively. Because, you know, early on when he first got to Houston, it was a common thing to take him out end of games whenever he needed to get a stop.

I think the biggest thing now is trust, trust in the coaching staff, that renewed sense of communication and honesty between those guys and seeing the deficiencies in his game and where he needed to improve on defensively. Because, you know, early on when he first got to Houston, it was a common thing to take him out end of games whenever he needed to get a stop.

I think the biggest thing now is trust, trust in the coaching staff, that renewed sense of communication and honesty between those guys and seeing the deficiencies in his game and where he needed to improve on defensively. Because, you know, early on when he first got to Houston, it was a common thing to take him out end of games whenever he needed to get a stop.

And as a player, your pride and ego is affected by that. That happens five, six, seven times because in this day and age, that becomes a label on you. So what Jalen did is have those hard talks with EMA, have those hard talks with Ben Sullivan, the coaching staff, and figure out exactly what he was doing wrong defensively. And now you're seeing his tendencies are improved.

And as a player, your pride and ego is affected by that. That happens five, six, seven times because in this day and age, that becomes a label on you. So what Jalen did is have those hard talks with EMA, have those hard talks with Ben Sullivan, the coaching staff, and figure out exactly what he was doing wrong defensively. And now you're seeing his tendencies are improved.

And as a player, your pride and ego is affected by that. That happens five, six, seven times because in this day and age, that becomes a label on you. So what Jalen did is have those hard talks with EMA, have those hard talks with Ben Sullivan, the coaching staff, and figure out exactly what he was doing wrong defensively. And now you're seeing his tendencies are improved.

His reaction time has improved. The overall IQ has improved. And because of his size and length and his speed, If he's able to lock in defensively, it really raises the ceiling more than anyone else on that roster because of what he can do offensively as well. Right. And given his I guess his ceiling, you know, as a potential, you know, a one guy.

His reaction time has improved. The overall IQ has improved. And because of his size and length and his speed, If he's able to lock in defensively, it really raises the ceiling more than anyone else on that roster because of what he can do offensively as well. Right. And given his I guess his ceiling, you know, as a potential, you know, a one guy.

His reaction time has improved. The overall IQ has improved. And because of his size and length and his speed, If he's able to lock in defensively, it really raises the ceiling more than anyone else on that roster because of what he can do offensively as well. Right. And given his I guess his ceiling, you know, as a potential, you know, a one guy.

These are the games that you have to show that your teammates can trust you in because this is the first time all of you are going to the playoffs as the young core. It's going to be a lot of information that's going to be carried over to the offices now will affect some of our decisions, future contracts, stuff like that. It starts now.

These are the games that you have to show that your teammates can trust you in because this is the first time all of you are going to the playoffs as the young core. It's going to be a lot of information that's going to be carried over to the offices now will affect some of our decisions, future contracts, stuff like that. It starts now.

These are the games that you have to show that your teammates can trust you in because this is the first time all of you are going to the playoffs as the young core. It's going to be a lot of information that's going to be carried over to the offices now will affect some of our decisions, future contracts, stuff like that. It starts now.

And credit to Jalen, he's put in the work behind the scenes to become – That dependable player, especially on the defensive end, he's worked hard to not be a liability on the end of the floor. And because of that, he's become a positive team defender. And as you saw in game two, when he's aggressive and he's spearheading that scheme, there's no telling what that team can do.

And credit to Jalen, he's put in the work behind the scenes to become – That dependable player, especially on the defensive end, he's worked hard to not be a liability on the end of the floor. And because of that, he's become a positive team defender. And as you saw in game two, when he's aggressive and he's spearheading that scheme, there's no telling what that team can do.

And credit to Jalen, he's put in the work behind the scenes to become – That dependable player, especially on the defensive end, he's worked hard to not be a liability on the end of the floor. And because of that, he's become a positive team defender. And as you saw in game two, when he's aggressive and he's spearheading that scheme, there's no telling what that team can do.

So I think to kind of forecast his projection, It's really hard to say because, you know, is this a one-off or is this, you know, going to be a big moment of consistency for me?