 Cam, today is game number 41, which makes it the halfway point. How would you just assess the first half of the season so far? For us as a team, we start all good, competitive. Our first few games start good, competitive. Then the injuries start popping up on us. So a lot of different rotations, a lot of different lineups. So everybody trying to find their groove, trying to play with each other again, figure out how different people play. It's tough when you, you know, injuries happen that early, then everything has to get switched up, you got to make it work. Well, I feel like we, you know, we did good with what we had to do. Everything's been positive. So I mean, we just got to, you know, straight to get us some wins. Honestly, we're, you know, we're, you know, dropping some games, getting out to playoff, playoffs and play-ins. So we just got to, you know, straight to get us some wins, like in a hurry or, you know, it'll be a crazy year for us. When it comes to like controlling the controllables, what is the one main thing that you guys can control that could help get back to getting those wins? It's our effort and consistency. You know, sometimes we do good on the boards. We block, you know, we do go on the boards, hitting people in some games, you know, we don't really hit nobody. Everybody gets a lot of second chance points on us. So I feel like in that aspect of it, the consistency and the effort part, mainly the effort part, though, we just got to keep that up no matter what. No matter how the game is going, wherever we miss a shot, making a shot, we got to keep that effort up, even on my part. So, I mean, I just got to stay consistent on that part. After that Portland game, a couple of the guys that that game left bad taste in your mouths. Just what's the overall message of how you guys can overall turn things around and come together as a group without not letting the frustration kind of build? Yeah, just keep investing in our game plan, just sticking to the game plan. Not really trying to point the finger aspect, I would say. We just got to stay consistent because, you know, the game plan was pretty good. I mean, they just, they started getting offensive rebounds. That's the only way they started like scorn on us, offensive rebounds and transition. And then Simon's at the end, of course, he's a good player. So he did what he had to do. But, I mean, just to just keep investing in the group, whether it looks tough right now, because losing everybody wants to, you know, probably change things up. But, you know, we just got to stick to it. You know, the coaches know what they're doing. So we just got to trust them, trust them, you know, in their vision. And then we just got to execute it. Why is it, in your mind, has the effort been so up and down? I mean, it's like you go to play hard and then whatever, last two minutes, three minutes, four minutes, things go awry. Why has it been so up and down in your mind? I don't know. I feel like part of it is the making shots piece. You know, some games we, you know, we miss shots and then we all like sink down because we're like all we're playing so hard on defense. But then we're not making shots and it's like, oh, you know, it gets draining for anything. I don't care who the team is. They can say, oh, we'd have effort no matter what. Now, if you're not making shots, that effort's gonna drop. I don't care who you are. So I probably say that aspect of it, mainly. And then I probably say when the team's going runs, like I've been saying all year, when teams going runs, you know, we drop our heads, sink our head. Everybody does, we're like, oh, here we go again. Instead of just, you know, locking back in on the game plan, just playing through the run. Cause everybody had mixed and run, but I say those are probably the two main aspects. I see from us as a team, but other than that, I mean, we've been solid, solid all year. So nothing to complain about. For getting, I mean, obviously you're gonna play more minutes when you're starting than you will when you're coming off the bench. That's obvious. So the counting numbers go down, but you've also been just more effective and efficient when you've been starting. How do you get to that same level with whatever minutes you're given when you're coming off the bench? Yeah, I mean, obviously the consistency part of my game is not gonna be as it was early in the year cause like I said, I was starting. So, you know, you can't really expect too many 20, 30 point games from me coming off the bench for these, with these kind of minutes. So I just gotta get in how I fit in and just try to start the game while very efficient, very high. So, you know, it can roll off on my teammates. You know, I feel like when I start off well, we have good energy, we all get pumped up. So I just gotta find a way to lock in. But, you know, like you said, from the starting and bench point, you're not, you're not gonna get too many 20, 30 point games outbursts for me in this role I am in right now. But maybe, maybe it'll change, you know, soon. You know, I get back in the lineup then you can see more consistency from me in the scoring part. But I mean, I just gotta do my job, man. Whatever he wants me to do. He wants to come off the bench. I gotta do that. He wants me back starting. You know, I'm more than open to do it. But, you know, it's just, it's kind of tough. But, you know, I just gotta do my job. How tough is it when you mention things like effort and obviously the paint points last game? How tough is it when those things of restraint from you guys have now become struggles as far as adding onto the season's front? I'll say that again. How tough is it when the strengths you guys have like playing hard, protecting the paint, when those become struggles like Portland game? How tough is it to overcome that now? Yeah, that's tough. Because we're kind of small in our second group. So we gotta put more emphasis on it in our second group because it goes small. But I mean, I know, I don't know, man. We just gotta do it. I mean, you know, we're at the pros. We just gotta do it. We can't really keep talking about it or not really much problem solving. We just gotta hit somebody on the rebound and do it. We just gotta do it. So, you know, 41 games in, we can't keep talking about strategy or not. We just gotta do it. So, season almost coming to an end. So we just gotta even do it. So that's it. This is more restraining when those strikes and those strengths have now become struggles like that. Yeah, exactly. I mean, obviously we're missing day. Day will be helping us in that second group with the rebounds and the physicality of the fives. Because you know, I think with the Lakers, they try to play AD in the second group a lot. So we gotta deal with that. But I mean, you know, it's just tough when you have like our second, our backup big out for a while. You know, he handles all that, take care of that. We help him, but you know, it's tough. But like I said, the injury part is killing us right now. So we just gotta keep it up. And you do have the Lakers today and just what's the challenge of going up against LeBron James and Anthony Davis? Nah. Nah. Hold up, hold up, hold up. Yeah, I mean, it's good. You know, playing Bron, you know, I think it's my first time, this is my first time actually playing Bron in a regular season game, like me actually playing. So I like to see how he maneuvers the game and manipulates the game. But, you know, he's a great player. Done a lot for the game. So I'd definitely be playing up my best tonight. I didn't know it was a TV game too. So, you know, I guess to pick it up a notch. But, you know, it's good. Just to be able to play all the time, great like that. So, you know, I can't wait to get it started. This is the moment you're looking forward to when it comes to LeBron regular season, Cam Thomas. Yeah, obviously, I look forward to that. But obviously, growing up, I was a Laker fan. So every time I have a chance to play him, you know, but now I play the Lakers, I just try to go crazy and play that good. So it's more so like me playing the Lakers. And so, cause if I was me being a Kobe guy, I know, but obviously me just playing the Lakers, that's really more ammunition to it, instead of just playing LeBron. But obviously, playing all the time, great. You cherish moments like that. You can tell your grandkids or kids about it. So it's cool.