STARTING TO GET COMFY
After an underwhelming first game out for Alaska, DJ Covington was just happy to get his first PBA win in the bag.
“It feels really great. There’s a lot of things we could’ve worked on but it’s a clean victory,” he said.
Covington had 24 points and seven rebounds in Alaska’s 96-95 thriller victory over NLEX last Saturday at the San Juan Arena. And he admitted that the prospects of facing an NBA caliber talent in Al Thornton really pumped him up.
“Playing against an NBA player like him, everybody has to come out and play. It’s a fight. You just have to come out and get the win with your teammates,” the 23-year-old said.
So far, the 6-foot-9 Covington has shed a lot of doubters with his game. But he still hopes to improve as the conference wears on to put Alaska in a better position to once again compete for the championship.
“I’m adjusting pretty well. I’m starting to get comfortable on offense,” Covington said. “The coaches have really helped me and told me the things I need to do, put me in a situation where I could succeed. I just try to get more comfortable and more effective.”
Now DJ wants to put all of the blunders of the past behind him, starting with his crucial flubbed dunk attempt late in their victory against the Road Warriors.
“When I came out of a screen, I rolled and I thought to just take the opportunity and slam it home. It was a pick-and-roll play and I just had to step off of my man. It’s just a basketball play and try to stuff it in,” he said, reminiscing the missed chance to send the arena bonkers.
“But all-in-all, it feels good to have a win on our belt. Now that we know the things we have to work on, we just have to continue to get better as a team and I need to continue to grow within our offense, how to play well, and stay out of foul trouble.” (RL)
After an underwhelming first game out for Alaska, DJ Covington was just happy to get his first PBA win in the bag.
“It feels really great. There’s a lot of things we could’ve worked on but it’s a clean victory,” he said.
Covington had 24 points and seven rebounds in Alaska’s 96-95 thriller victory over NLEX last Saturday at the San Juan Arena. And he admitted that the prospects of facing an NBA caliber talent in Al Thornton really pumped him up.
“Playing against an NBA player like him, everybody has to come out and play. It’s a fight. You just have to come out and get the win with your teammates,” the 23-year-old said.
So far, the 6-foot-9 Covington has shed a lot of doubters with his game. But he still hopes to improve as the conference wears on to put Alaska in a better position to once again compete for the championship.
“I’m adjusting pretty well. I’m starting to get comfortable on offense,” Covington said. “The coaches have really helped me and told me the things I need to do, put me in a situation where I could succeed. I just try to get more comfortable and more effective.”
Now DJ wants to put all of the blunders of the past behind him, starting with his crucial flubbed dunk attempt late in their victory against the Road Warriors.
“When I came out of a screen, I rolled and I thought to just take the opportunity and slam it home. It was a pick-and-roll play and I just had to step off of my man. It’s just a basketball play and try to stuff it in,” he said, reminiscing the missed chance to send the arena bonkers.
“But all-in-all, it feels good to have a win on our belt. Now that we know the things we have to work on, we just have to continue to get better as a team and I need to continue to grow within our offense, how to play well, and stay out of foul trouble.” (RL)
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