JK: “stayed ready obviously had his real turn (hadn’t?)…things can change quickly…I know it’s hard to stay patient, high draft pick…his time will come…freak athlete, pretty good awareness of the game…that’ll pay off eventually.”
How much of defense is Draymond: “you should start that narrative. It’s everything…difficulty finding the looks, his presence, his IQ…got some dawgs with him now…”
Buster Posey: “I watched (retirement)…pure class…so cool to see somebody go out on their own terms…wild resume under his belt…always like a feeling of somebody who represented one organization his entire career and did it with class the entire time…ride off to the sunset on your own terms, that dope…hope to be in that situation, hopefully not too soon…”
Wiseman different/expectations? “We have high expectations…skill set, his presence…bright spot…defensively…rim threat…we all know the story, just couldn’t get out there healthy…find that rhythm and momentum…chomping at the bit to get out there…help us win games and do it at a very efficient way…getting his reps…keep things simple and he can just have fun playing basketball because it’s been so long and then slowly make minor adjustments…”
Surprised how quickly it’s come together: “always good intentions…rough game like Memphis…philosophy…a lot of season left but the way that we’re succeeding just putting good stretches of basketball together I’m not surprised at all.”
7-1 good? “…we’re taking care of business and eventually you play everybody…focus on getting the things that, no matter who we’re playing, being the team we want to be…continue to measure ourselves against whomever we play…obviously been a better team that we’ve been the last two years…”
Only 12 turnovers: “sound decisions, hitting the open guy, trying to stay under control…first quarter we got so many open looks…defense helped in the second half…”
Playing better: “when we play 5-on-5 is really working, we know how to play as a team…helping out…switch defense, when we play zone…this is NBA, you saw how they came back…everybody can play in this league and we just need to do our stuff.”
Any regrets of shots? “I gotta pass the ball when I see somebody is open…when I came into the league they just considered me a stretch 4…I feel good doing some other stuff on the floor…to play with Draymond, Andre, they’re just helping you. I look better with them.”
SAC: “…I had a lot of fun…last ten years they were on the top…I don’t want to say it’s easier to play, we’ve only played 8 games…unselfish…we know our role…just wait for the game to come to you.”
Defending: “half court defense is pretty good for us, veteran team…the problem is we have so many turnovers we wanna do some extra stuff for example we had 3-on-1 (and he made a bad pass)…our defense is key especially when you play with Draymond, he’s helping everybody, we can switch a lot of things…”
Haven’t been shooting: “…sometimes I wanna do something extra it causes a turnover…just need to read Steph and when you’re playing with Andre our offense is very simple…especially when you’re winning and I think we’re still not playing very good…missing Klay, James…”
50 threes and 40 twos: “…coaching staff they want us to shoot the ball…we are so open…we are a very unselfish team, we had 36 assists…everybody felt good.”
JK: “looking forward to (get rid of) mistakes…Moses…good, get the missed out of the way…it’s crazy it’s like talking to a son…use G League to get you comfortable taking two shots up here…gotta just be wrapped in basketball…”
?: “not really. Seen a lot. Played a lot for different coaches…got the opportunity to do something special but we gotta try to get better everyday and find weaknesses before other teams do…what is our Achilles heel and how do we turn that into a strength?…” 🚨
Wiseman: “Interesting how the NBA kinda went away with guys with his skill set…Giannis is dominant…but…like a guard…Wise…can change the game…midrange is gonna be open…start to be the point of attack…highlights it’s a guy going coast to coast…I think (the era) comes back…make the guys around him better.”
When JP has to sacrifice when Klay comes back: “he was born at the right time…TV money, the gambling money…the second unit is gonna be his…that’s the new age NBA, you can make a ton of money coming off the bench…because of injury I wouldn’t want to start, I would joke with Steve…we gotta get him to the foul line, that’s the next step…he’s likes those (?) statlines…” 🚨
Strength in Numbers: “the depth does…Klay…and Wise is so young and he’s so raw…takes two guys out of the starting lineup…depth…it’s a mental thing with having that much depth…valuing the winning vs the individual side (getting numbers)…”
How are you? “…love playing for Steve. Like Tiger’s quote, everything is gravy…still got two starters…looking at a date to return…make sure that guys are locked in mentally…7-1 can be a trap.” 🚨
Team: “we have a lot of depth…GP…pressuring the ball…teams are scheming (how to cover the 5)…Beli…picking and popping…interesting thing tonight is we missed a lot of threes…(Beli in practice) hasn’t been missing…Damion…Juan hasn’t played as much as he would like but he can be a difference maker.”
7-1 good team: “…had a more favorable schedule…we’re doing what we’re supposed to do…pretty interesting comebacks…Milwaukee-New York game…finish out the home stretch…not looking at our record but looking at how we’re playing and improving each game.”
Started Steph and JP Q4: “it wasn’t the plan before the game…both of them on the floor with Beli and Andre…we had a good lead and we thought of Steph had a good 3 or 4 minutes…sit him the rest of the night…”
Steph request anything? “No…I love having him close quarters, he’s the best in the world at two-for-ones…otoh if you make a substitution and the team is going well, you just let them…ride the hot combinations…”
Beli: “100%. Everybody is loving playing together…(Beli) becomes the focal point…he loves to pass, he grew up doing it…ball moves, that’s the most fun to play basketball.”
Big lead, play younger guys: “keep those guys fresh and happy…bench is up and cheering, these are the nights that go a long way. It’s a great start for the team…keep going…take advantage of the home schedule…”
Steph under 30 mins, non-Steph minutes: “Yeah we have to establish that. It hasn’t been seamless…buy him a couple minutes in the first quarter…he’s been really open to trying different stuff…experiment…it is fun to see him on the floor to start the second and fourth quarters…tough to guard that.”
36 assists, 12 turnovers: “that’s the goal. 12 turnovers is our goal…we kept it simple…our defense early on and (our drought were the only things that didn’t feel good)…everybody just kept making the simple play.”
GP2 energy: “Yeah he’s really a weapon…dynamic…fit with this team is good because he’s got offense…Gary can become the dive man on pick and roll…interesting, different kind of look…good passer out of the short roll…”
Missed 13 threes in a row: “…they changed the matchups…good move by them strategically…end of the second quarter, I’m guessing? Into the third, yeah…told the guys at halftime just keep playing…we know they would go in eventually.”
Andre: “…could say the same thing with Beli and Juan…Otto…Andre has always been the guy to tie it all together…makes our job as a coaching staff just way easier.”
Ray tells us Andre is the first to have 10 assists in only 18 minutes, “nobody’s ever done that for us.”
ZOOM CALL HAS ENDED AFTER STEPH
JK: “stayed ready obviously had his real turn (hadn’t?)…things can change quickly…I know it’s hard to stay patient, high draft pick…his time will come…freak athlete, pretty good awareness of the game…that’ll pay off eventually.”
How much of defense is Draymond: “you should start that narrative. It’s everything…difficulty finding the looks, his presence, his IQ…got some dawgs with him now…”
Buster Posey: “I watched (retirement)…pure class…so cool to see somebody go out on their own terms…wild resume under his belt…always like a feeling of somebody who represented one organization his entire career and did it with class the entire time…ride off to the sunset on your own terms, that dope…hope to be in that situation, hopefully not too soon…”
Wiseman different/expectations? “We have high expectations…skill set, his presence…bright spot…defensively…rim threat…we all know the story, just couldn’t get out there healthy…find that rhythm and momentum…chomping at the bit to get out there…help us win games and do it at a very efficient way…getting his reps…keep things simple and he can just have fun playing basketball because it’s been so long and then slowly make minor adjustments…”
Surprised how quickly it’s come together: “always good intentions…rough game like Memphis…philosophy…a lot of season left but the way that we’re succeeding just putting good stretches of basketball together I’m not surprised at all.”
Two blocks: “I looked at Mark and told him I couldn’t do that when I was here…when (Klay) gets back…allow Wiggs l…bench do what they do.”
7-1 good? “…we’re taking care of business and eventually you play everybody…focus on getting the things that, no matter who we’re playing, being the team we want to be…continue to measure ourselves against whomever we play…obviously been a better team that we’ve been the last two years…”
Close all four quarters: “Yeah I’m open to different looks…allow it to be continuous…again, long season so things get ironed out…”
Looked surprise: “I wanna play 48 minutes…we’ll fine tune that but we’re winning.”
Experimenting: “we’re winning right now”
Substitutions: “still early in the season.”
Only 12 turnovers: “sound decisions, hitting the open guy, trying to stay under control…first quarter we got so many open looks…defense helped in the second half…”
NEXT UP: STEPH
GP2: “everybody is happy for him…sometimes it’s hard to mentally stay ready…he’s doing an amazing job…one of the first guys who’s in the gym…”
Playing better: “when we play 5-on-5 is really working, we know how to play as a team…helping out…switch defense, when we play zone…this is NBA, you saw how they came back…everybody can play in this league and we just need to do our stuff.”
Any regrets of shots? “I gotta pass the ball when I see somebody is open…when I came into the league they just considered me a stretch 4…I feel good doing some other stuff on the floor…to play with Draymond, Andre, they’re just helping you. I look better with them.”
SAC: “…I had a lot of fun…last ten years they were on the top…I don’t want to say it’s easier to play, we’ve only played 8 games…unselfish…we know our role…just wait for the game to come to you.”
Defending: “half court defense is pretty good for us, veteran team…the problem is we have so many turnovers we wanna do some extra stuff for example we had 3-on-1 (and he made a bad pass)…our defense is key especially when you play with Draymond, he’s helping everybody, we can switch a lot of things…”
Haven’t been shooting: “…sometimes I wanna do something extra it causes a turnover…just need to read Steph and when you’re playing with Andre our offense is very simple…especially when you’re winning and I think we’re still not playing very good…missing Klay, James…”
50 threes and 40 twos: “…coaching staff they want us to shoot the ball…we are so open…we are a very unselfish team, we had 36 assists…everybody felt good.”
+33: “very easy to play…fun to play like this.”
What was your plus-minus: “…everybody performed…33 (looks at boxscore)”
NEXT UP: BELI
JK: “looking forward to (get rid of) mistakes…Moses…good, get the missed out of the way…it’s crazy it’s like talking to a son…use G League to get you comfortable taking two shots up here…gotta just be wrapped in basketball…”
?: “not really. Seen a lot. Played a lot for different coaches…got the opportunity to do something special but we gotta try to get better everyday and find weaknesses before other teams do…what is our Achilles heel and how do we turn that into a strength?…” 🚨
Wiseman: “Interesting how the NBA kinda went away with guys with his skill set…Giannis is dominant…but…like a guard…Wise…can change the game…midrange is gonna be open…start to be the point of attack…highlights it’s a guy going coast to coast…I think (the era) comes back…make the guys around him better.”
When JP has to sacrifice when Klay comes back: “he was born at the right time…TV money, the gambling money…the second unit is gonna be his…that’s the new age NBA, you can make a ton of money coming off the bench…because of injury I wouldn’t want to start, I would joke with Steve…we gotta get him to the foul line, that’s the next step…he’s likes those (?) statlines…” 🚨
Strength in Numbers: “the depth does…Klay…and Wise is so young and he’s so raw…takes two guys out of the starting lineup…depth…it’s a mental thing with having that much depth…valuing the winning vs the individual side (getting numbers)…”
How are you? “…love playing for Steve. Like Tiger’s quote, everything is gravy…still got two starters…looking at a date to return…make sure that guys are locked in mentally…7-1 can be a trap.” 🚨
Team: “we have a lot of depth…GP…pressuring the ball…teams are scheming (how to cover the 5)…Beli…picking and popping…interesting thing tonight is we missed a lot of threes…(Beli in practice) hasn’t been missing…Damion…Juan hasn’t played as much as he would like but he can be a difference maker.”
7-1 good team: “…had a more favorable schedule…we’re doing what we’re supposed to do…pretty interesting comebacks…Milwaukee-New York game…finish out the home stretch…not looking at our record but looking at how we’re playing and improving each game.”
Unsolicited: “GP had 17. GP should be up here.”
OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS ALL KERR FIRST UP.
NEXT UP: ANDRE
JK: “7 mins…passing the ball…drive to the hoop…good minutes for him.”
Started Steph and JP Q4: “it wasn’t the plan before the game…both of them on the floor with Beli and Andre…we had a good lead and we thought of Steph had a good 3 or 4 minutes…sit him the rest of the night…”
Steph request anything? “No…I love having him close quarters, he’s the best in the world at two-for-ones…otoh if you make a substitution and the team is going well, you just let them…ride the hot combinations…”
Beli: “100%. Everybody is loving playing together…(Beli) becomes the focal point…he loves to pass, he grew up doing it…ball moves, that’s the most fun to play basketball.”
Big lead, play younger guys: “keep those guys fresh and happy…bench is up and cheering, these are the nights that go a long way. It’s a great start for the team…keep going…take advantage of the home schedule…”
Steph under 30 mins, non-Steph minutes: “Yeah we have to establish that. It hasn’t been seamless…buy him a couple minutes in the first quarter…he’s been really open to trying different stuff…experiment…it is fun to see him on the floor to start the second and fourth quarters…tough to guard that.”
36 assists, 12 turnovers: “that’s the goal. 12 turnovers is our goal…we kept it simple…our defense early on and (our drought were the only things that didn’t feel good)…everybody just kept making the simple play.”
GP2 energy: “Yeah he’s really a weapon…dynamic…fit with this team is good because he’s got offense…Gary can become the dive man on pick and roll…interesting, different kind of look…good passer out of the short roll…”
Missed 13 threes in a row: “…they changed the matchups…good move by them strategically…end of the second quarter, I’m guessing? Into the third, yeah…told the guys at halftime just keep playing…we know they would go in eventually.”
Threes: “I didn’t even know (the number)…guys did a good job of finding each other.”
Andre: “…could say the same thing with Beli and Juan…Otto…Andre has always been the guy to tie it all together…makes our job as a coaching staff just way easier.”
Recap: “…bench came in…got the game in our favor.”