Willie Hernangomez encourages coaches to reflect

“My coach thinks highly of me? Well, even after saying that, I can’t explain how that makes me,” he said with a laugh. Willie Hernangomez In a conversation with MD on Thursday. But between the jokes, the truth emerged, and the center reminded Willie Green of it again. Knicks (128-106): 9 points – 2/4 from a field goal -, 8 rebounds and 3 steals from the Spaniard 11 minutes. And Willie never gets tired of saying over and over again that while his situation may be hopeless, he is by definition efficient.

But that’s not the only new thing Hernangomez’s eldest son has learned. In order to not only send another message, but also invite him to reflect more deeply, the Eurobasket MVP said: Jonas Valanciunas In the third part, in the time Willie played, the Lithuanian scored 12 points and 10 sacks in 32 minutes, while the Spaniard scored 9 points and 8 rebounds in 11.

To add another incentive to his performance, the Madrid center best pelican In terms of pluses and minuses, +7 to +10 margin among the four substitutes who came on in the final four minutes: Jackson Hayes, Dyson Daniels, Kira Lewis Jr. and Garrett Temple. On yet another positive side, Willie, who admits to working on shooting among the aspects he’s trying to improve, made his only 3-pointer he’s ever shot.

Absence of Williamson 73-52- continues to leave its mark on some Pelicans who had already lost everything at halftime. Brandon Ingram He was far from his version of a leader in Toronto, scoring 36 points on 7/22 shooting this morning at 19:00. Unaware of “back to back” – and what it takes to follow the work ethic Kobe Bryant –, Julius Randle He commanded the Knicks again, not as dominant as the previous night with 46 points against the Wizards, but was dominant and effective with 28 points and 11/20 shooting. RJ Barrett made 25 points, 20 signed Jaylen Brunson.

Derrick Rose He left us with one of the most moving images of the night, and most of the season. He was the MVP of 2011 and was demoted to the bench outright this season, but played the first few minutes of the year (just his two minutes), Madison Square Garden Wherever he went he chanted the name of the rose that is still so loved.

team of Tom Thibodeau The Pelicans are 35-27 to consolidate sixth in the East, while the Pelicans continue to slip down the West in 10th place with a 30-31 record. A few more weeks. Meanwhile, Willie continues to “bombard” Willie with messages.