AAC tournament: To beat Houston, Tigers have to not beat themselves
“We was getting stops, making huge plays. So in the heat of those moments, that’s fun,” forward DeAndre Williams said. “When you know you’re down, you can’t try to be too pressured and nervous or anything like that. You got to just, you know, stay locked in and have fun with it, like coach said.” (Courtesy American Athletic Conference/Ben Solomon)
In Hardaway’s words, it’s time to play smarter, loosen up and “enjoy this moment.”
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Danielle Lerner covers Tigers basketball for the Daily Memphian. She previously covered college hoops at The Athletic and the Louisville Courier-Journal, where she also wrote about professional soccer, horse racing, college football and, occasionally, tacos.