Yes, it's a strange way to open a story like this, but the dulcet California tones are striking when you speak to the 27-year-old scoring machine; striking that such a high octane player on the floor can be such a chilled out character off it.

In fact his whole approach to the game, and that sweet rhythmic lefthand shot, is positively zen-like.

"I feel like scoring always presents itself, the game will tell you what you need to do at what time of the game," Harvey says.

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"As a player you have to have that confidence that every shot's going to go in. That's something you have to believe in yourself. I really don't think about it when I play, I'm all about flow man.

"I never worry about scoring. I just try and be effortless and just take what the game gives me. I honestly don't put too much thought into it. At the end of the day, all I want to do is win games."

Same thing when you mention the MVP discussion, which he's well and truly in, or the 'NBL splash brothers' tag he's earned long with Next Star Justinian Jessup. For Harvey, the conversation quickly becomes a team one.

"I don't worry about MVP, I don't worry about any of that stuff, it's just not who I am," he said.

"It's not just me out there, it's a team game. It's not just me and Justinian, we're a very deep team. We've got guys across the board that can produce on any given night. Any night it can be someone new.

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"That's one of the things we rely on, our depth because everyone on our team is a great player. When we got to the bench we don't lose anything, we have multiple guys who can play and multiple line-ups we can throw out there.

"You need to have that because every single game in the NBL is a battle. Every single team is a great team with great players. There's literally no off days in this league, it's a battle every single night.

"Our big motto has been 'just get better every day' and we truly work to get better every single day we're out there. At the end of the day, we want to win games and it's so much fun to play with these guys night in and night out."

It's an ethos that couldn't be more in sync with that of coach Brian Goorjian, despite the chalk and cheese nature of their respective personalities. If the chemistry between coach and point-guard is essential for success, the Hawks are certainly looking good on that front.

"Before I came out here I'd heard of coach but, when you get here, you realise just how big [a figure] he is," Harvey said.

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"He's such a humble guy, you'd never know. He really has no ego which is crazy, he's the winningest coach in Australian history and he's always wanting to listen to us as players as well. Coach and I have so many conversations and he's always trying to help me get better.

"Being able to talk to him and communicate with him is something that you don't get too often. You've got the head coach of the national team, the best coach in Australia, so I'm just trying to soak it all in and become a better player every single day.

"As a basketball player you always want to continue to grow and continue to get better and I've learned so much from him. I've taken in so much stuff, from basketball to outside of basketball and just talking to him about life. It's a blessing to be coached by such a great."

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