“Kuminga had as many FTA as us” — MIKE BROWN; KERR on CP3: “frankly, we need his leadership; J-Rob
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0:00 Mike Brown postgame on the Kings’ defense: “I thought that we lost our focus a little bit defensively. They had 42 free throws. I think Jonathan Kuminga had as many free throw attempts as us and he made more than us. So one player on their team got to the free throw line and made more than us…give Golden State credit for hitting bigger shots down the stretch than we did, but it all started with our reaching and getting them to the free throw line 42 times, getting the same amount of free throws as us.”
2:33 on Chris Duarte’s injury: “…defensively, you're not stopping a guy like Klay Thompson but I thought his physicality was done the right way. He made Klay try to work for his shots as best as he could. And whether it was chasing off a pin-down, Klay trying to post him, he did a good job for being a young guy that hasn't played a ton of minutes.”
4:46 on Keon Ellis
5:36 on anything that has surprised him about this group, with stumbling out of the gate and hockey substitutions: “…at times we just dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, and dribble.
8:10 on how Kevin Huerter responded to coming off the bench and asking for more physicality on defense from him
9:01 Steve Kerr pregame on his starting lineup: “…I might not be so accommodating in the regular season.”
9:16 on if there's been a big jump in confidence this preseason from Kuminga: “Yeah, he's playing with a lot of confidence. And I think the big thing is he's really embracing everything, the coaching, the challenge, the awareness of having to really focus on a lot of different things, the things that make them matter and make a difference in terms of winning a game, losing a game. All those things, he's really much more aware of, now in his third year. So he’s had a good camp and he just has to keep going.”
10:10 on how Chris Paul has interacted with teammates in the locker room: “Yeah, it's hugely important, chemistry of a team connection within the group. All of that is so important to a winning team. And Chris is great. He's a vet. He's one of the most respected players in the league for a lot of different reasons, but he's here and he's really embraced his role with us. He's asking a lot of questions, but he's really also helping the younger guys and he's coming to us, I think, at a time where, frankly, we need his leadership, his ability to control the game and just his experience, I think, is going to be really important for us.”
11:10 on if Rodney McGruder and Cory Joseph remain out
11:15 on if Joseph: “He played 3-on-3 yesterday”
11:27 on if McGruder might be back at least in practice this week
11:40 on Jerome Robinson being an older player at 26 years old on a two-way deal: “…He’s a guy who understands the league. He's a first-round pick and then didn't make it and has had to scrap his way back and there's a lot of respect for him in the locker room and he's one of those guys who only speaks when he has something important to say and I think the guys appreciate that.”
12:53 on if he’s excited to experiment tonight with Wiggins and Kuminga as a defensive combo: “Two guys who can guard the opponent's best players, for sure. I think the main reason they haven't played a whole lot together is because generally we've had Steph and Klay and others out there. So tonight will be a good look to see them together and see what kind of combination they can make.”
13:28 on how facing the Kings so much impacts the preseason going into the regular season: “If you have a couple of wrinkles that you're thinking of, you don't show them now. Obviously, we've got these next two games and then one more preseason game before we get rolling. So I would expect both teams to stay pretty vanilla.”
14:09 on how the Kings were effective at defending them in the playoffs, despite being a Bottom-Ten team in defense last year: “Oh, they were very physical. They attacked the glass, they got offensive rebounds. It helped them slow us down a little bit. And they tried to jam us up and did a good job with our off-ball stuff. It was a great, great series. They did a really good job.”
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