Post Practice Interviews - Day 1 [Training Camp]

do you know if I can buy one of these?

 

It sounds like the starting 4 spot is an open competition.

 

Papa for the 4 spot?? I would love it, the more shooters the better. That way Garcia can back up Ariza and TJ off the bench. If it means Adrien or D-mo, less excited.

 

Damn, Papanikolaou can shoot!

I mean, I know it"s practice, but still. Nice shooting form!

 

Thanks for the vids, Clutch!

I couldn't quite make out what Nick Johnson's rookie duties were. Something about madden?

Also, Papa can shoot!

 

The Terry-Johnson connection hasn't been talked about enough. Nice mentor for him.

 

is Clint Capela at camp?

 

I like Terry's demeanor.

 

This is interesting, I would really like to see more of what DMo and TJ are doing during training camp

 

Papa what's his name has a sweet shooting stroke. How big is he?

 

Terry has a lot of swagger. He is a bubbly type of personality. Always laughing and joking. He will be a great veteran presence for the team, a kind of player-coach. I just wonder about the player part. Does he really have anything left?

 

Let's not get carried away. Dwight Howard makes over 80% of his FT's in practice. Generally players make way more of their shots in practice. I think we should realistically expect Papa to take some time to adjust to the 3pt line and the NBA in general.

 

I'm slowly becoming more pumped about this team as the offseason winds down. It was a hard offseason in terms of how it started and what took place but I'm really liking this group of guys and the mindset we are having this training camp.

Last season, I felt that we were cocky in a sense. Like they were entitled to things;we were "too cool" to do the little things. We saw that attitude from certain players last season and lost games we shouldn't have.

This time around with all the doubters and naysayers, we seem to adopted an underdog mentality. This is the mentality you need to be successful. I hope we stick to that.

 

I like Ariza's energy so much more this run with the Rockets. He seems a lot more mature. Last time he was pouting all the time.

 

True, but you can see something a little more special in Papa's form and demeanor that suggests he may be a Delfino-type player.

 

During the Dwight Howard interview, I'm laughing at the last guys question about Trevor Ariza. The interviewer said that Ariza puts a lot attention to defense, then asked Howard can that rub off on "SOME" people. The reporter could have possibly been implying to Harden, but Howard professionally countered the question by saying we "ALL" need to put more attention to defense.