House embodies a deeper and more flexible Sixers roster heading into the playoffs, along with the mentality required to stay ready and stay mature no matter how many minutes he logs.
“It takes a lot of focus. It takes a lot of energy,” House said."… But you’ve got to sacrifice. Sacrifice is the biggest key, so you can set in your mind — or for your life — what’s really important. This is important to me. Not because of the money. I’ve been playing since I was a kid. Went to college. Got a degree and played.
House flashed many of the qualities during Friday’s win that made him a notable free-agent signing last summer, after he revived his career with the Utah Jazz and previously played with star guard James Harden with the Houston Rockets. “There’s times you just need another athlete on the floor,” Rivers said of House after the game. “He’s a benefit to us.”Yet much of House’s work this season has occurred on his own, after he was squeezed out of a rotation spot among a crowded wing group for the better part of two months.
Outside the facility, House leaned on conversations with friends and family — particularly his cousin Rodney, who reminded him, “When times get tough, it’s built“I always take a lot of love and interest in guys like him — who are still positive, still good energy, comes in and plays hard,"said veteran forward P.J. Tucker, who also was House’s teammate with the Rockets."… Every team needs that — not guys on the bench that are kind of mad they’re not playing.
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