KERR on benching Klay/Wiggins: “just won a champ a year-&-a-half ago…big sample size”; Podziemski ⚾️
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0:00 on anything from the lineup data that is striking to him, such as two-man stuff with Stephen Curry and Chris Paul: “Yeah, I mean, I think we always try to make sure that we get a big enough sample size before we jump to any conclusions. We've been looking at the three-man lineup groups. And I think the way I look at our team right now, I really like the roster. I think we have a lot of guys who can play. I think we have really 12, 13 guys who could all be in the rotation. I don't know that we have roster clarity, if that makes sense. So I like every player. I think we have a lot of good players, but we still haven't sort of figured out how to use them in which combinations because we are seeing some numbers that are meaningful but we also have to give it a little time.”
1:15 on Chris Paul helping the starter group as well as the second unit, on which side he can add on or if he tries to break it down equally: “Oh, that's a good problem to have. Like, no matter who we put with Chris, generally it works, so he's been fantastic as a star or off the bench and it's really more about who we put with him, especially off the bench. I'd like to get our first group from the last couple of years, now that they're healthy. I'd like to get them some reps together. Let's get them back into a groove and then we can figure out the bench rotation from there. So that's kind of how I'm approaching this.”
2:06 on if Brandin is more of a two-guard or point guard: “I guess. What I love about Brandon is that he's just a guard. Like, some guys are strictly points. Some guys are strictly twos — he’s a guard. He can play either spot. He connects any group that he plays with.”
2:31 on how he talks to him about staying aggressive offensively while also being within the offense especially as a rookie: “…It's like you got to use your fastball to set up your other stuff. And I think with Brandin, he's got like five different pitches, but he's got to learn to sequence. He’s a really good shooter. I think he shot 43% from three last year at Santa Clara. But being able to count on that consistently, that should be as fastball. He should knock down the shot if it's open because he's got all kinds of other options at his disposal, the way he attacks close-outs, the way he passes the ball, the way he cuts, but he's still in the early stages of kind of establishing his identity as a player.”
3:52 on how Podziemski has played these last two weeks: “…offense flows better because he can dribble pass, shoot and cut...”
4:36 on Gui Santos: “Big fan of Gui…He was 6-for-9 from three the other day in the G League...”
5:15 on what the coaching staff is trying to help Andrew Wiggins with: “…shooting rut, focus always should be on your defense, in your energy because that sort of tends to iron things out...”
6:03 on how hard it is to have patience in the middle of a tough stretch and if he gets it from Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovich, that these are long seasons and you go with a track record: “Well, I think that having been a player myself, I always wanted my coaches to show confidence in me through a slump…we just won the championship a year-and-a-half ago with Wiggs and Klay playing a huge role…big sample size…”
7:54 on if it could be that they don't have a set rotation on the back end: “It's not ideal to do that…Some of it is the injuries and the suspensions and some of it is, we just haven't been sharp and some of it is guys haven't quite separated themselves…”
8:55 on Moses Moody’s season so far and his maturity: “…he's in that mix where it's like we're trying to find the right combinations that satisfy the two-way need...”
10:05 on him saying before that 20 games is somewhat legitimate sample size: “I'll tell you in three games…”
10:25 on keeping the starting five, particularly Looney and Draymond, together with Saric being a guy who could play starting and/or closing minutes, as well as closing with Draymond alone: “…starting unit, back to where they were a year ago…Dario is such a crucial player for us…”
11:24 on what the practical maximum number of guys is to be playing on a regular basis: “I think you can go to 10…”
12:14 on if the minimum in the NBA is eight
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