BYU Point Guard Dallin Hall Gives Insights After BYU's NCAA Tournament Game vs Duquesne

. >> Jarom: ALL RIGHT, DALLIN, HOW WOULD YOU SUMMARIZE THE EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW? >> Guest: IT’S A LOT, RIGHT? WE HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OURSELVES THAT WE DIDN’T MEET AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO SPENCE, JAX, OUR SENIORS, THIS WAS OUR SHOT WITH THEM, AND THERE’S SOME SADNESS, AND IT’S HARD TO LIKE PUT INTO WORDS, BUT THOSE GUYS ARE GOING TO GO ON TO DO GREET THINGS, WHETHER JAXSON COMES BACK OR WHATEVER THEY DO. AND WE’RE GOING TO LEARN FROM THIS AND GET BETTER AS A TEAM. >> Jarom: WHAT DID DUCHAINE DO TO GET YOU

OUT OF SYSTEM AND YOU HAD A 14-POINT DEFICIT IN THE FIRST HALF? >> Guest: I THINK THEIR PHYSICALITY IN THE FIRST HALF. THEY WERE GRABBING AND HOLDING AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FIGHT THROUGH THAT, TO THE POINT WE WERE THE AGGRESSORS AND WE WERE THE MORE PHYSICAL TEAM AND WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE HOW THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED AND CALLED AND WE HAVE TO ADJUST A LOT EARLIER. >> Jarom: YOU HELD IT DUCHAINE TO 6 OF 11 POINTS, AND WHAT’S THE MINDSET? >> Guest: STAY TRUE TO WHO WE ARE, LIKE THE PROCESS, BE FORCEFUL

OFFENSIVELY AND STRONG TO GET GOOD SHOTS, AND YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE TO PROTECT THE BAM, MYSELF ESPECIALLY DOWN THE STRETCH AND THAT WAY

WE’LL GET BETTER SHOTS. BUT THE BALL DIDN’T TIP OUR WAY, AND WE’RE GOING TO LEARN FROM IT, AND COME BACK STRONGER NEXT YEAR. >> Jarom: HOW’S YOUR NOSE FEELING? I CAN STILL SEE BLOOD. >> Guest: THAT HURT BUT I’M ALL RIGHT, THAT’S PART OF THE GAME. AND YEAH. I’M ALL RIGHT. >> BACK TO 9-0, AND YOU HAVE OVERCOME IT BEFORE, SHOTS. >> Guest: YEAH, FOR SURE, I THINK OUR EXECUTION OF THE

SCOUT DEFENSIVELY, WE DID NOT EXECUTE THINGS, WE WENT OVER, MENTALLY, WE WERE NOT AS PHYSICAL AS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BUT ULTIMATELY, WE HAD A TIE BALLGAME, BUT THAT’S NO EXCUSE. THE TIP OUR HATS TO DUCHAINE, THEY PLAYED A GREAT GAME. AND WE DIDN’T PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD WHICH IS SUPER FRUSTRATING BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF GUYS,. >> Guest: DO YOU FEEL LIKE MOST OF THE GAME, THE BREAKS WERE NOT COMING TOWARD YOU? >> Guest: NO, INFERE WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE OPPONENT WHAT THEY DO. BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS

THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER, GRAB LOOSE BOLLS — BALLS AND BOX OUT AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO CLEAN UP AS A LEADER AND AS A TEAM. >> Guest: YOU HAD EIGHTH 3s AND WAS THERE SOMETHING THAT DUCHAINE WAS DOING? >> Guest: THEY WERE PRESSED UP AND THEY WERE GRABBING AND HOLDING ON ALL OF OUR CUTS AND THAT FORCED US TO CUT TO THE RIM A LOT. BUT IN THE SECOND HALF WHEN WE WERE ON OUR TOES, WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD HUBS AND SOME OF THEM DIDN’T FALL. BUT I FELT

WE GOT GOOD LOOKS. THE. >> Guest: YOU KNOW THE FUTURE AND THE YOUNG GUYS, AND WHAT RUNS THROUGH YOUR MIND AS THE RESULT TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE THIS IT STAGE NEXT YEAR? >> Guest: FOR SURE, OBVIOUSLY OUR GOALS WERE NOT MET THIS YEAR, AND IT’S TIME TO REEVALUATE AND SET BIGGER GOALS, AND YOU KNOW, LEARN FROM THIS AND GET BETTER. I MEAN WHETHER WE WIN TODAY OR LOST TODAY, KOBE BRYANT SAYS THE SAME THING, NEXT DAY YOU GET UP AND GO BACK TO WORK, AND THAT’S WHAT IT IS FOR US. >> AFTER THE

GAME? >> Guest: YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN PART OF IT IN HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH, AND SO THE COACH JUST SAID I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS AREN’T GOING TO GET A LOT OF WHAT I’M GOING TO SAY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY EMOTIONS BUT SUPER GRATEFUL TO HAVE COACHED THIS TEAM, IT’S A DEVASTATING LOSS, BUT HE WAS PROUD OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR, AND WE’RE GOING TO LEARN FROM IT. >> Jarom: HOW WOULD YOU SUMMARIZE THIS ENTIRE SEASON? >> Guest: YOU SNOW, I THINK IT WAS A SEASON OF RESILIENCE. TAKE 13, BIG 12, FINISH 5th,

GAME OUT OF THIRD, NO ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND WE JUST KEPT FIGHTING. AND THAT’S JUST DUE TO THE CHARACTER OF THE GUYS ON THE TEAM AND THE COACHING STAFF. SO RESILIENCE IS THE WORD THAT I WOULD USE, AND NOW WE HAVE TO GET BETTER, SO WE’RE READY FOR THE URN TO A. NEXT YEAR. >> NOT JUST TODAY, BUT ALL YEAR, PRETTY HERCULEAN EFFORT THERE. AND IN THE SECOND HALF TO COME UP SHORT. BUT WHAT COULD YOU SAY ABOUT HIM AS HE POTENTIALLY MOVES FORWARD? >> JAXSON IS

MY GUY, MY BROTHER, AND WHATEVER HE DECIDES TO DO, I AM GOING TO SUPPORT HIM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. HE’S A BIG-TIME PLAYER, AN NBA GUY, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS. I KNOW THAT GUY CAN PLAY IN THE LEAGUE, HE HAS A VERY DYNAMIC SKILL SET AND HE’S AN ULTIMATE COMPETITOR, HE’S A BIG-TIME PLAYER AND I’M WISHING HIM THE BEST AND HOPEFULLY THINGS WORK OUT GOING FORWARD FOR HIM. AND IF NOT, WE’RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK. >> A FLAME THROWER IN THE SECOND HALF? >> Guest: NO NO, THAT’S WHAT HE DOES IN PRACTICE

ALL THE TIME. HE CAN SHOOT IT, AND HE’S AGGR

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