Will Hardy: “Brice has grown so much since we drafted him”

Here’s Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy on the growth/professionalism of third-year forward Brice Sensabaugh after Wednesday’s 147-111 road loss vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves (41 points/4 rebounds/3 assists/1 steal/17-31 FG/4-9 3-PT/3-4 FT in 37 minutes as a starter).

*set career-highs in FGM and FGA*

*averaging 28.8 PPG/3.4 RPG/2.4 APG/1.0 SPG/0.6 BPG/54.5% FG/57.9% 2-PT/50.0% 3-PT/78.9% FT/65.2% eFG/29.6 MPG over the last five games*

(via Utah Jazz):

“Brice is not making it harder than it needs to be. I think the best scorers in our league, they take what you give ‘em and they won’t take anymore dribbles than they need to to get their shots off. If they get clean catch-and-shoots, they shoot those. Brice expects every shot to go in; and that’s just not how it works. So I think he’s done a good job of maintaining really calm body language through missed shots. Tonight, I felt like he wasn’t the only one. We had a few moments of reactions to some turnovers, which I think we can continue to clean up.

“But Brice has grown so much since we drafted him. He is somebody that I and we are very proud of because of the work that he’s put in. He’s gone through a variety of roles with our team, and he’s just stayed the course and worked really hard. He deserves to play this well. He’s a big part of our locker room. I really enjoy coaching Brice every day. He carries himself with a lot of class.”