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You accept the challenge, and I think these are the moments where you dig in and you show your resiliency,” Keefe said. “I’m obviously a part of that as the leader, but I know we’re all in this together, and the whole organization is committed to getting better every day. We have to dig in and get better, and it's not where we want to be, but I believe that we're planting the seeds and doing the things that are gonna lead us to be sustainable, and that I feel good about. But we're never gonna run and hide from where we are right now.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6ljg1bq0017357pfqpx750r@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Keefe has been part of rebuilds before, so this one isn’t any tougher than he thought it might be given the plans, it’s more about embracing the unique challenge of this complete teardown.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6ljg1co0018357px8jb3z5s@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“I embrace the challenge of all of it, and the one thing that's great is I have a great group of guys on the team who are committed and want to get better, and we are improving in some ways that people won't see at times, but I can see that,” Keefe said. “Sometimes you, when you go through these situations, you can develop a grit and resiliency that's gonna carry over.<br />You just sometimes don't realize it, but I believe in the work ethic and the character of this group that we're gonna push through this.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6ljg1fs0019357p7wfxb344@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Youth is on the Wizards’ side, at least, as they have seven guys on the roster who are 22 or younger and are learning in a trial by fire, and Keefe likes what he sees there, too.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6ljg1h2001a357pne67qlsn@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“Those guys have been tremendous. They're obviously learning and growing and going through the fire of the NBA, which is a tough, tough task, but they haven't backed down from anything,” Keefe said. “They've been challenged by us or the opponents, and I like where those guys are at and like where some of those guys are going. They’re developing the habits necessary to be consistent in the league, which is what everybody is aiming for. 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