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It’s not healthy to look for blame, Johnson. Stay positive and let’s praise people instead of always throwing them under the bus 👍👍💛💙

3:54 Who told you (that) you were confident? “I was just raised that way. I think my pops did a great job of that.” 4:01 But even at Santa Clara, they said they had a vision for you. How did they convey that? “Well, they showed me what Jalen was going through and his journey. Obviously, he was there for three years. So his growth and development, that was obviously something I really looked for, a program that was going to help me develop and get better and to see his numbers throughout every year getting better. Even the guys that we send overseas, their numbers were getting better. Just to see that growth and understanding that they're really big into player development, especially in the summer and fall. I knew that's something that I could have used to help me during the season and I think through the whole process they were just super-adamant about me being the guy there and getting to kind of run the show and I thought that was very appealing for me.” 4:51 In the course of this, your rookie season, what were two or three things that really stand out as points where you really grew from an experience, something that happened, whether it was good or bad? “Yeah, I think a lot of things. I think from playing good at that Minnesota game, an in-season tournament game, that really kind of like got it going for me and really was like, ‘Yeah, I can kind of do this at this level.’ Because as a rookie, you always try to get your feet wet and see where you fit in. So I think that opportunity, playing in that situation kind of gave me the confidence, like, ‘Yeah, I can belong.’ And then just throughout the course of the season, your role changes, people are out, people are in. So being able to be adaptable and kind of fill in where needed, I think I grew in that area. And then I mentioned, when Danny (Emerman of the San Jose Mercury) asked the question of the maturity piece and the leadership piece throughout the team, I think I kind of grew in that area and it's something I'm working on now and that I look forward to taking into Year Two.” 5:48 You talked about your role change and everything coming in, not in the rotation, in the rotation of the starting lineup, all those different things. Can you talk to me about how some of the coaches here and your teammates here helped you navigate your rookie season and sort of ever-evolving and changing role? “Yeah, the coaches did a great job, like I said before, controlling what I could control. it's really out of my control whether I play or I don't. And I think where I had the advantage was, like Monte (Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area) said, of playing at Illinois and going through something similar like that and not playing, a lot of guys that are in my position or got picked in the first round of this year's draft have never had to kind of go through that and face that piece of adversity of not playing and knowing what that feels like, how to keep your mind right through those situations. So I think for me, having that experience at Illinois and using that at the beginning of the season of not being okay with just going down to Santa Cruz and playing and how do I find my way into the rotation, I think that experience that helped me.” 6:47 Trayce was this close, one vote from making the second team (for all-rookie). What do you think about what Trayce did? And what's your reaction to seeing him miss out? “Just like yeah, I mean it makes me upset for him. Obviously, we've been through everything together and just to see, from a guard's perspective, his impact on our games and how he's helped us win games this year. I think maybe the voters should take winning more into account and it sucks to see him not make it. I think he deserved it, but I know him and I know he's going to use it as a chip out of shoulder for next year and I think that's just going to make him even better.” 7:29 You talked about this being a goal of yours, this award. What are some of your other goals and just some things that you want to improve upon and motivate you in the offseason? “Yeah, I want to win the championship as soon as I can. Obviously, we have some guys that are getting older, so the time is ticking and our young guys are here to help them and try to win the championship. I want to win Most Improved at some point. And then, eventually be an All-Star. That's the goal. And I'm going to keep pushing and going until I can get there.” 8:00 What does your offseason look like so far? I know this is the first time in a few years at least that you've had kind of like a standard set offseason with set goals and expectations. “Yeah. So, after we lost to Sac and took two weeks off, kind of mandatory, and then, not last Monday, but the Monday before, I started working out here, on my own, getting shots up, in the weight room, constantly improving my body. I know that's somewhere I got to get better at, being a better athlete. So that's what I've been doing. And then just working on situations I'm going to be put in this year.” 8:37 I don't know how much you've watched, what are some things that you've taken away from watching the playoffs or learned? “Yeah, I think it's just more physical. I think it's more defensive-oriented in the playoffs. When I was back home in Milwaukee, I went to Game 5 of Pacers in Milwaukee. And just to see that environment and what the refs were letting go, what they were calling, how you see the All-Stars and them rise to the top when time matters. Yeah, it gave me the chills and kind of was like, this is fun and this is something I want to be a part of. And like I said, I want to be an All-Star at some point, so I want to be put in those situations.” 9:19 You mentioned getting shots up and working in the weight room. Are there one or two things you've sort of isolated besides obviously working on your body that you want to try and fix up before you get to training camp? “Basketball-wise or about my body?” Both. “Yeah, I think I think my body-wise, just being quicker laterally and vertically being more explosive instead of always having to rely on touch shots around the rim, stuff like that. And on the basketball floor, really opening and expanding that mid-range game for myself, shooting jumpers in the paint, all kind of stuff that as a guard, I work on. I watched a lot of Jalen Brunson, Luka, TJ McConnell, all guys that are super-effective around the rim and not the most athletic. And then continuing to shoot that three ball. I was talking with Mike (Dunleavy) and Steve (Kerr). They wanted me to shoot more and they know I'm capable. So I'm hearing that from them. That's really what I've been working on, off the dribble, off the ball-screen, off DHOs, catch-and-shoot, all kinds of stuff.” 10:50 This is Sam (Gordon) with the San Francisco Chronicle). What was your favorite moment this season? “Probably playing in Milwaukee, playing back home. As Monte had mentioned, the Illinois days, I remember playing at Marquette, when I was at Illinois and a bunch of people there and I didn't take my warm-ups off. So, to have that feeling and then come back two years later and play, and play well, even though we lost, I think it was kind of a full-circle moment because those same people got to come back and watch me again.” 11:34 Jason Dumas (of KRON-TV). How much do you plan on yourself in any of the pro runs this summer, any of the men's leagues and if so, when, where, what - what's that kind of look like to get in some runs? “Yeah, I think I'm going to go where it kind of makes sense, whether it's in LA, back home in Milwaukee. We have a bunch of pros overseas that come back, and obviously all of our NBA guys come back. So, kind of wherever it makes sense, just something that's going to push me and make me better. That's kind of where I'm going to be at.”

Just goes to show you, you have to hit like 90+ percent in practice to hit 40+ percent in a real game!

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We were depending on YOU to count them accurately! 😂