Recap: “All things considered, yeah. Nice to win on Xmas, nice to win on the road…short-handed…great atmosphere…toughed it out at the end and of course Otto took over…”
Steph sub: “…recognize when Steph I’m tired…high drags with whole team chasing him…he didn’t want to come out but I told him two minutes, get your rest…Otto made that three…buy a couple minutes rest…hopefully Twitter praised me…no praise? Okay.”
Hhh: “it’s just game to game but they defended the same…we all got rushed…that’s where they thrive because they got shooters…Ayton, he can put pressure on the rim…9 turnovers, we can win a lot of games if it’s gonna be like that…I think we had like 20-plus last time we were here…even if (we shoot well).”
Recap: It’s all a part of that progress…take another step forward. Confidence that you’re getting better as a team…esp because you got to feel a playoff-like atmosphere…second half to steal a win…understand the margins 🚨…just stuck with it so a step in the right direction looking at the playoffs which is still four months away.”
Coaches out: “All hands on deck, just who we are…substitution patterns, different defensive calls…Jama and Kris Weems, Q…you probably gotta ask them. It was just all hands on deck…”
Q: “Couple so hbd bites of working with Klay…you gotta be wired different to come into a situation like tonight…defensively amazing plays…drive to the basket…got to his spots…made his presence felt…14 pretty good minutes coming from the G League into Xmas Game…”
Roster (?): “They’ve been through a lot of experiences…focus on doing your job…enjoy seeing guys coming in, stepping into their own, finding their confidence…everybody’s gotta be a part of the journey…chemistry…go through those reps…also the mental part of it…helpful to have Andre back to be eyes and ears…”
Roster: “We have to because we’re coming out of an era…JaVale, D.West, Sdot…different challenge in terms of filling out the roster…highlighted when it doesn’t go right so it should be highlighted when it does 🚨…character guys in our locker room…”
Otto: “…him and Beli…specific skill set…open up space in our system…didn’t know how quickly it would connect…you could tell even from preseason until now, they felt very comfortable…enjoy the way that we do things…get everybody involved…”
Andre: “He’s our vet…played against him. We pretty much see the game kinda the same way…telling me to stay aggressive…me, JK, Juan…he’s like another coach out there…”
Steph sub: “Coach drew up a couple plays that freed me open…they kept finding me so I kinda got in a rhythm coming off some screens, but that was huge for Steph to sit down, catch his breath…”
No Mike: “…usually in charge of our defense…Kenny and Decky and Chris DeMarco all play their roles…good groove as a staff…missing all those guys was really bizarre…Kris Weems and Jama took over the defense…it was weird…never seen four coaches out…”
Subs: “Belief in the guys who are out there. If we didn’t have the number one defense in the league (it would’ve been tougher for Steph)…Steph and I, we know each other so well…he needed a little rest…”
Steph: “amazing, facing that defense with so much attention on him, missing three of our best shooters…plus-24, so even when he was not making shots he was impacting the game…so was Draymond, thought Looney did a helluva job…”
JK: “…natural progression…have to earn minutes…be a student everyday…gradually getting more minutes…organic natural progression…really pleased with JK.”
Quinndary: “…watched him guarding Klay in the scrimmages. One of the reasons (he was confident with Q)…gave us some offense…bought us 14 minutes of rest…”
Recap: “All things considered, yeah. Nice to win on Xmas, nice to win on the road…short-handed…great atmosphere…toughed it out at the end and of course Otto took over…”
Otto/bench: “…guys step up to the plate. Could be a different guy every night.”
Steph sub: “…recognize when Steph I’m tired…high drags with whole team chasing him…he didn’t want to come out but I told him two minutes, get your rest…Otto made that three…buy a couple minutes rest…hopefully Twitter praised me…no praise? Okay.”
*** NO PRACTICE TOMORROW ***
Getting subbed: “…I didn’t wanna walk too far down the bench (laughs).” END OF INTERVIEW
Hhh: “it’s just game to game but they defended the same…we all got rushed…that’s where they thrive because they got shooters…Ayton, he can put pressure on the rim…9 turnovers, we can win a lot of games if it’s gonna be like that…I think we had like 20-plus last time we were here…even if (we shoot well).”
*Approach
Recap: It’s all a part of that progress…take another step forward. Confidence that you’re getting better as a team…esp because you got to feel a playoff-like atmosphere…second half to steal a win…understand the margins 🚨…just stuck with it so a step in the right direction looking at the playoffs which is still four months away.”
Coaches out: “All hands on deck, just who we are…substitution patterns, different defensive calls…Jama and Kris Weems, Q…you probably gotta ask them. It was just all hands on deck…”
Q: “Couple so hbd bites of working with Klay…you gotta be wired different to come into a situation like tonight…defensively amazing plays…drive to the basket…got to his spots…made his presence felt…14 pretty good minutes coming from the G League into Xmas Game…”
Roster (?): “They’ve been through a lot of experiences…focus on doing your job…enjoy seeing guys coming in, stepping into their own, finding their confidence…everybody’s gotta be a part of the journey…chemistry…go through those reps…also the mental part of it…helpful to have Andre back to be eyes and ears…”
Roster: “We have to because we’re coming out of an era…JaVale, D.West, Sdot…different challenge in terms of filling out the roster…highlighted when it doesn’t go right so it should be highlighted when it does 🚨…character guys in our locker room…”
Otto: “…him and Beli…specific skill set…open up space in our system…didn’t know how quickly it would connect…you could tell even from preseason until now, they felt very comfortable…enjoy the way that we do things…get everybody involved…”
Xmas Game: “…I knew what the numbers said…concerted effort to get off to a good start…”
Expect from Otto: “Of course! Don’t disrespect a man like that…confident and composed…getting to his spots…”
*** STEPH NEXT ***
GSW: “Like a breath of fresh air for me…showcase what I can do…continue to get my body right…”
Andre: “He’s our vet…played against him. We pretty much see the game kinda the same way…telling me to stay aggressive…me, JK, Juan…he’s like another coach out there…”
Bench: “…played Memphis without them so it was another opportunity…gonna continue to need them.”
Steph sub: “Coach drew up a couple plays that freed me open…they kept finding me so I kinda got in a rhythm coming off some screens, but that was huge for Steph to sit down, catch his breath…”
Recap: “…trying to find open spots, moving. Knocked down some shots.”
*** OTTO NEXT ***
Recap: “…starting with the defense…let my offense take care of itself…create turnovers and steals.”
?: “…it’s been good, it’s been fun.”
I think it was playing with Klay in the G League, but not sure.
?: “just always come to me…couple of people in the organization had told me…”
Prepping: “We kinda run the same offense in Santa Cruz…same terminology…same plays (even if somewhere else on court)…”
Guarding Suns: “…been working with Klay and he’s been telling the organization…I kinda figured it would happen…”
Playing minutes: “I didn’t even know. They just called my name…”
Recap: “…they (starters) make the game so much easier…playing with Steph and Dray…”
Contract: “Got home for like two hours literally then got the call…”
*** WEATHERSPOON NEXT ***
“You guys are easy, I like that. Merry Xmas guys!” (Leaves)
Q: “Just another example of guys in the G League…just like the rest of this whole week it’s been crazy…guys have been waiting for this opportunity…”
Shots: “let them go and don’t think about it…trust what I’ve been working on…”
Dray: “…we let him play free safety…”
Bench: “…go out there and battle…bring the same energy…”
Recap: “Nice little Xmas gift…OP big plays down the stretch. Q came in and had great minutes.”
*** GARY UP NEXT ***
No Mike: “…usually in charge of our defense…Kenny and Decky and Chris DeMarco all play their roles…good groove as a staff…missing all those guys was really bizarre…Kris Weems and Jama took over the defense…it was weird…never seen four coaches out…”
Subs: “Belief in the guys who are out there. If we didn’t have the number one defense in the league (it would’ve been tougher for Steph)…Steph and I, we know each other so well…he needed a little rest…”
Called timeout: “…I was on my phone. It was Twitter it was killing me.” (I didn’t hear joke?)
Steph: “amazing, facing that defense with so much attention on him, missing three of our best shooters…plus-24, so even when he was not making shots he was impacting the game…so was Draymond, thought Looney did a helluva job…”
JK: “…natural progression…have to earn minutes…be a student everyday…gradually getting more minutes…organic natural progression…really pleased with JK.”
Quinndary: “…watched him guarding Klay in the scrimmages. One of the reasons (he was confident with Q)…gave us some offense…bought us 14 minutes of rest…”
Depth: “…Otto and Gary in the starting lineup are fantastic…Kuminga was great today…”
Xmas Game: “…guys are really (happy)”
Question on Otto
*** KERR UP FIRST POSTGAME ***