“So Sweeney is creating this mutual belief where it’s like, ‘Hey, I believe in you and I know what you’re capable of,’ and in turn the players are believing in him. That’s something that Sweeney praised. He said he doesn’t have to push these guys in training camp, that they want to be competitive on their own and do the extra reps on their own. Now, it’s just about trying to find that balance of, ‘Okay, we’re going to push ourselves physically, but also mentally, we’re going to execute the right way, we’re going to commit to that necessary verbal communication that is needed on the basketball court in a high-level setting.’ I think that there is a good professional marriage happening here between Sweeney, his players, and the rest of the staff. It is super important that it started with the star players of this team in Paolo, Franz Wagner, Desmond, and then also Jalen Suggs.”
