LAC Mailbag and 24 Seconds with...
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:21 am
Mailbag 11/10: Speights Answers Fan QuestionsStevie Gonzales – You were such a great pickup for this Clippers team. How is team chemistry so far and where would you say your comfort level is with the team? #LACmailbag
MS: “Team chemistry is good. Still a process, still getting better. My comfort level is always good. It doesn’t matter if I’m on the bench, on the court, walking around, my comfort level is always good.”
Devon Maisonneuve – As a Clipper fan, I was so excited when they signed you. What factors led to you signing with the Clippers? #LACmailbag
MS: “Having a chance to play for a championship caliber team with a good coaching staff, and the opportunity to play consistently every night and have a bigger role here coming off the bench.”Kys (@SweaterGawwd) – What’s your favorite part about playing with the Clippers? #LACmailbag
MS: “just getting to know these players. Playing against them, you really don’t know them like that. But it’s fun playing for Doc (Rivers), and it’s fun being here.”
Rowan Kavner, Clippers.com
24 Seconds With…Chris PaulWhat’s gone into the defensive consistency early this year?
CP: “I think when you start off the season, you always wonder, sort of, what your team identity is going to be, and once you get a few games under your belt, you start to see that. I think now our team is excited about our defense. We get excited about stopping teams and trying to keep them under a certain number or whatnot. I think that is something that can be contagious all season long.”How did the 2-0 road trip give you guys a boost?
CP: “J.J. (Redick) said something about it toward the end when we were on the bench. He was talking about our road trip and how good that was and how this year, when we come off road trips when we do well like that, not having letdowns. Because we’ve been together so long, we can name games over the years where we’re like, ‘Man, we shouldn’t have lost that game.’ I know it sounds repetitive, but it’s just attention to detail. One of the biggest things we keep talking about is finishing. Finish the game, finish everything that we do. If it’s a drill, every day in practice, having the same mindset and not getting complacent.”
How do you sustain this level of play going forward?
CP: “In all seriousness, not to be funny, this is our job. This is what we signed up for. We have a lot of guys on our team that have been in this league a while. I think what’s nice about it, too, is we have so many different guys that can push each other. Whether it’s, I think it was last week I was a little sick going to into the game and (Blake) came up and told me before the game, ‘I know you don’t feel good, but let’s go.’ We have guys on our team where we push each other. On certain nights, long schedule, long season, we have to pick each other up.”
Rowan Kavner, Clippers.com