[Linn] Norman Powell on what he needs to do to start on this team. “Honing in on the defensive end. They want me going back to my earlier days when I was a two-way player. Everybody knows I can score and put the ball in the basket. But can they count on me to not make the mistakes off the ball?”
October 6, 2024
[Linn] Norman Powell on what he needs to do to start on this team. “Honing in on the defensive end. They want me going back to my earlier days when I was a two-way player. Everybody knows I can score and put the ball in the basket. But can they count on me to not make the mistakes off the ball?”
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I feel like it’s very rare for players, especially vets, to acknowledge stuff like this. Shows great character from Norm imo and combined with his comments on PG’s departure and his play tonight, I’m really looking forward to seeing his role this season.
I also had to edit the response a bit to fit it into the title. Here’s the full tweet:
[Joey Linn] Honest answer from Norman Powell when I asked him what he needs to do in order to start on this team.
Powell: “Honing in on the defensive end… They want me going back to my earlier days when I was guarding the ball and being a two-way player… Everybody knows I can score and put the ball in the basket. They’re not questioning that. But can they count on me to not make the mistakes off the ball?”
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I feel like it’s very rare for players, especially vets, to acknowledge stuff like this. Shows great character from Norm imo and combined with his comments on PG’s departure and his play tonight, I’m really looking forward to seeing his role this season.
I also had to edit the response a bit to fit it into the title. Here’s the full tweet:
[Joey Linn] Honest answer from Norman Powell when I asked him what he needs to do in order to start on this team.
Powell: “Honing in on the defensive end… They want me going back to my earlier days when I was guarding the ball and being a two-way player… Everybody knows I can score and put the ball in the basket. They’re not questioning that. But can they count on me to not make the mistakes off the ball?”
That’s wassup good shit norm