WIGGINS “in a little funk”; LOONEY on Klay criticism: “not the first time they done did this to him
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0:00 Andrew Wiggins on if things are starting to turn for the better for him: “For sure. For sure. Shot’s not falling right now… just trying to stay aggressive and do whatever I can just to help the team win, whether it's rebounding, defend. Just trying to take care of that side of the ball…”
0:30 on if there are little things he can do in terms of mentally: “…just keep telling myself and just believe in myself and knowing that I'm here for a reason. And this is nothing that I haven't done before, you know? So, just sticking with it.”
00:56 on if he’s had a stretch like this before: “No. Nah.”
1:09 on if they miss Draymond’s communication: “…We miss him for sure. He's the type of player that you can't really replace, especially with one person; gotta do it collectively as a team because Draymond is a special talent… we still have enough to get the job done, as long as we do it together and just communicate.”
1:55 on comparisons to what he did in the 2022 Finals and if there is a different mentality in the postseason: “Definitely a different mentality. I feel like the game is different and I feel that playoff games are different. They're more physical, they’re called different. The room for error is not as much, but I know what I can do. Like I remember the playoffs, the Finals, all that. I know what I can do. I just gotta stick with it, keep my confidence up and just knowing what I can do and keep getting up extra shots, extra work.”
2:48 on if there is a part of him that has to fight from being mad: “As a basketball player, as a competitor, you're gonna be frustrated. Sometimes you can be mad because you know what you can do. When you fall short of what you know you can do, you're gonna be hard on yourself, you know? I feel like just being competitive and wanting to do good for the team and myself.”
3:13 on the hardest part for him, the shooting or the ball handling: “Probably just shooting, just getting my rhythm down. I'll say that because I feel like with rhythm comes the ball-handling, the shooting, getting through spots, knocking down your shots. So just getting that rhythm.”
3:38 on if it is just a slow start or if there is anything deeper: “Just a little slump. I’m in a little funk. Still 69 games left. So I just gotta have short-term memory and look forward and keep looking forward to the next game. Keep getting better and keep improving with each game.”
4:03 on if there is an advantage to playing a team twice and back-to-back: “Oh, for sure because you can go back to the drawing board... it comes down to execution.”
4:41 on if he’s working on like shot mechanics with the coaches: “Just gotta keep putting in the work…”
5:35 on fans wondering if they actually want him to shoot and if that mirrors any sort of hesitation: “Um, no, not really. I know what I can do. I always appreciate the love and support…”
6:54 Kevon Looney on his breakdown of what's going wrong in these last several games: “…We still have to establish our identity on both sides of the court…”
7:45 on how hard it has become for Klay and for Wiggins to operate in the absence of Steph, considering how defenses to bend toward him: “I wouldn't just put it on not having Steph. I mean, I feel like they just gotta find a rhythm...”
8:43 on if it’s hard for him to see Klay going through this slump and having people talk about him and talk shows going crazy: “I mean, that's the nature of the beast… not the first time they done did this to Klay...”
9:38 on what Dario has brought this season and if it’s a pleasant surprise that he was available at a minimum contract: “…tough cover because he can stretch the floor...”
10:16 on the team being 3rd or 4th in the NBA in offensive rebounding rate this season, if that has been an emphasis or just kind of happenstance from wings crashing the glass: “It’s something that we definitely emphasized coming into training camp...”
10:58 on what stands out to him about Kuminga: “His ability to just put pressure on the rim, get to the free throw line...”
11:36 on what the try to say to him, based on what Kuminga said on the podium postgame: “Just keep the habit of playing with a certain energy…”
12:35 on how Steph looked at practice: “He looked like Steph; he looked good…”
12:56 JK at Santa Cruz game
13:05 Pau Gasol is Mike Dunleavy’s guest
13:08 Gui Santos celebrates win
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