‘Didn’t look like we were having fun:’ Moses Brown after loss to Cavaliers

Raptors centre Moses Brown discuses the loss to the Cavaliers and his pick-and-roll pairing with Markquis Nowell.

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- Moses, Coach wasn't happy with the energy and activity you guys came out with to start the game. As a guy with a little bit more experience under your belt with this group, is there anything that you can say to these guys? Is it more something that you got to take on personally?

MOSES BROWN: It's a personal thing. You just got to want to go out there and play. You've got to want to go out there and have fun. It didn't look like we were having fun. And that's what we did-- just take it personal. You got to go out there and want it.

- Is part of it-- it's kind of hard to [INAUDIBLE] these shots-- just start calling and got to create good looks and not going [INAUDIBLE].

MOSES BROWN: Yeah, a lot of those things we can't control, but one thing we can't control is our effort. So going forward, just coming out of the gate, just making sure we more ready, with a sense of urgency.

- Moses, what do you think you have to show the Raptors in these four game [INAUDIBLE]?

MOSES BROWN: Just the ability to be able to protect the rim and rebound.

- Have they given you any indication that that's-- that maybe they wanted your offensive game to expand it all, or was that more [INAUDIBLE]?

MOSES BROWN: That's what's going to get us the win. So me putting two and two together-- I think that's what I need to do-- just be able to protect the rim and rebound. Offense is going to come. We got shooters. We got people that can drive and get points. So just me being big, me playing with a lot of energy-- I think that's going to help us get wins.

- Did you have like choices from other teams in terms of Summer League opportunities? Was the Raptors-- did you look at and go, this could be a good opportunity for me?

MOSES BROWN: Yeah, definitely. I did look at it and thought it would be a good opportunity for me, and I still continue to think that.

- And what about the Toronto situation? You said, OK, I can fit in here, and there's a real chance to make a team.

MOSES BROWN: You know, it was just-- as long as I had the opportunity to get on the court, it didn't really matter, so [INAUDIBLE].

- Markquis is a pretty talented oddball creator, especially in the [INAUDIBLE]. What's it like trying to make a change [INAUDIBLE] created [INAUDIBLE] passing technique [INAUDIBLE] possible [INAUDIBLE] 25, 30 minutes to get the basketball?

MOSES BROWN: Yeah, just trying to get him as open as possible, making sure I'm hitting his defender and getting up on him for real so that he can come off and see guys and see me. If I roll-- brings in the low man defending and corner guys open. So he's just an amazing playing guard. Him being able to see and make those reads is important, too. So I've got to make sure I'm doing my job, getting him open.