“I want to do my best to contribute to the victory”
Rui Machida, who went to the United States following finishing the W League and joined WNBA Washington Mystics, held a press conference.
At the beginning, Machida enthusiastically said, “I will do my best to demonstrate my role and what is required of the team and contribute to the team’s goal of winning the championship.”
When asked regarding his impressions of the team, he said, “I feel like a welcome team, and it’s a warm and energetic team.” I want you to play in such games and be aware of your score. “
In addition, Machida said, “I wasn’t really interested in WNBA and wanted to go,” he said, “I wanted to get an offer and take on the challenge.” ..
The WNBA has 34 regular season games, more games than the 24 W League games. Furthermore, the distance traveled is far longer than in Japan, and of course we must deal with these differences in the environment. Machida says, “I haven’t got an image yet, but I think the condition is different from Japan, so I want to adjust while doing it.”
WNBA will start on May 6th. Machida, whose training camp was delayed, needs to build team chemistry at a rapid pace. Especially for Machida, who uses assist as a weapon, he must know the player’s tastes and think regarding what kind of play he is good at. Machida says. “Assist is not a play that you can do by yourself, but it is made up of people around you. I want to understand the characteristics of each person and make good use of everyone. I think it will be a backup, but I will make use of speed to play up-tempo basketball. I want to
The environment was different and the language spoken was different, and just before I went to the United States, I was struck by tension and anxiety. Even so, it should prove that “even if it is small, it can be used in the world” even on the world’s highest stage, as it surprised the world at the Tokyo Olympics.
