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Our own Jul Jessup is at Media Day right now so this thread will be updated with her updates and any updates from the festivities. If you'd like to watch the hoopla, be sure to visit Clippers dot com and watch the stream directly off of the Los Angeles Clippers website. Today's always fun so tune in!
Clippers Media Day Updates
We'll be hearing from Doc Rivers first, followed by Blake, Chris, and DeAndre. #LACMediaDay
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Doc said this is clearly the most talent he's had since he's been with the CLippers. "I don't think it's close," he said.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc: "This is clearly the most talent we've had since I've been here."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
"I like the feel and the vibe around our organization" - Doc Rivers
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers on spreading minutes around: "I'm not worried about spreading the minutes around as much as I'm worried about winning."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers on Lance Stephenson: "I think he adds a dimension to our offense. I think he gives us a great defender and multi-positional plyr.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc's challenge heading into training camp is figuring out who plays best together. Likes having options with multi-position guys
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Doc promises the hostage situation with DJ over the summer had nothing to do with Chris Paul. The conversation was strictly about winning.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers on who will start at small forward: "I haven't even...I've given it a lot of thought but I could care less who it ends up being."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc says no team left the playoffs happy last season, except for the Warriors. "It's not how you lose, it's that you lost."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers on identity: "We have to be a better defensive team."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Overarching theme so far for #LACMediaDay: DeAndre's house really wasn't that big of a deal, but the food was good.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Doc plans on having a minutes maintenance plan for Paul Pierce, but he hasn't decided what it is yet.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Doc says having a lot of ball handlers (read: hogs?) on the team will make the team better than worse.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Doc likes that the second unit will have multiple guys who can play with the ball in their hands, will allow them to go small if they want
— Rowan Kavner (@RowanKavner) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers said the Clippers needed multi-positional players to slide guys over for injured teammates or to adjust lineups.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers said the Clippers can play big when teams play small because Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan are so versatile.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc: "We can play big when teams play small because Blake and DJ are so versatile."
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers on matching up with GSW: "I thought we matched up well with Golden State last year, we just didn't get a chance to prove it."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Doc Rivers said DeAndre Jordan needs to be involved more on offense for the Clippers to improve.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Doc on Josh Smith: "When we get to playoffs, he can't make four threes against us because he's on our team."
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
DJ says he, Blake and Chris plan on being with the Clippers for "a long time."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Another question about DeAndre's house, another answer about the food. "I ate good, I guess," says Chris Paul
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
CP is the second person to cite quality of food at DeAndre's house this summer. #HealingpowerofBBQ
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
Blake: "When we were all in Houston it felt like we were just hanging out. I don't know if it was as intense or kind of a standoff situation
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
Chris: "Paul is a great teammate, obviously he's done something that none of us have done."
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
DJ: "My expectations are for me to just be an all-around better player. I'm not in Dallas, Im in Los Angeles with these guys."
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
Chris asked about Paul Pierce's role at DeAndre's house: "It wasn't that dramatic...Paul can hoop, by the way."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Chris Paul on DeAndre Jordan having a bigger role in the offense: "We're gonna let him play point guard whenever he wants to."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Chris Paul: "I'm excited about the depth of our team. We have, I think, a great locker room as far as veteran leadership..."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
DJ on first game in Dallas "It'll be like any other road game." Blake almost does a spit take.
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
DJ on the first game in Dallas: "I'll have all my people from Houston there, so I'll be good."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Blake said he looked as his game a lot from last summer and trying to correct mistakes -- focus was more on overall skills.
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
"We have so many guys who can make plays....our main goal is getting everyone on the same page because we have so many new guys." - Blake
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
DJ: "First of all there was no hostage situation, but I did like Blake's tweets, they were really good."
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
DJ said there was "forced tension" over summer because of untrue things that had heard.
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
DJ said there was "forced tension" btwn players -- blamed outside stuff, said he, CP and Blake are fine. "There was no clearing of the air"
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
DJ reiterates that "all 3 of us (he, Chris, and Blake) are gonna be here for a long time."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Blake takes it upon himself to settle the media down. "What you guys hear about our team, is not what is happening with our team."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
"I think a lot of things are blown way out of proportion" -- Blake on the Clippers' perceived strife
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
Blake Griffin giving a lengthy monologue about the rift on the team being overblown.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Chris Paul to Blake Griffin on fighting with people you're close to: "Wait till you get married."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Blake: "I don't think there was really a moment in Houston where we had to clear the air."
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) September 25, 2015
Blake lectured the media for a solid 2 minutes about these Dallas questions. They're over it.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
CP3: "I feel like I need to come up with a better story about what happened, because it was boring."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Pierce: "If we win this year, win a championship, I’ll probably be done with basketball."
— Rowan Kavner (@RowanKavner) September 25, 2015
Paul Pierce said he knows his minutes are going to be down and the idea is to get through the season injury-free.
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Pierce says he's willing to take on any role the team needs & has no PT expectations. He seems genuinely happy to be here
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Paul Pierce referred to himself as an asshole. I think we're done here.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Jamal Crawford said Pierce is "one of those clutch performers, along with Kobe Bryant and players of that ilk"
— janis carr (@janiscarr) September 25, 2015
Jamal says that because the team is deeper, minutes will be the sacrifice. No problem with that?
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
"Our bench certainly got better" --- JJ Redick
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
Jamal on trade rumors: "If I wasn't supposed to be here, I wouldn't be."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Someone asked JJ Redick how he'd feel about Lisa Leslie being an NBA coach. Hmm. He was down for it, by the way.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Paul Pierce: "I can bring attitude. I'm a very competitive person. ... A lot of the teams I've played on have been able to feed off that."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
JJ Redick is now an ordained minister --- charges $150 to perform services, plus tips.
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
"If we wanna be a great team, there has to be good communication, and not for selfish reasons." -- Paul Pierce
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
JJ Redick is so measured and thoughtful today. He's on a verbal hot streak
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Paul Pierce said he thought the Clippers were going to win the title last year.
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 25, 2015
Austin Rivers is confident his minutes will be there this season, and he imagines his role will be "the same."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Josh Smith killed the Clippers in the playoffs last year, but says coming to the Clips this summer was a "no brainer."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Austin RIvers: "I think we have an opportunity to be the deepest team in the NBA with the best bench in the NBA."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Austin says he's gonna play hard, and he's not worried about the past because all of his struggles have made him who he is today. #yay
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Josh Smith: "I'm still a sponge, just learning every day and trying to get better."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Josh Smith: "This is deepest team I've played for."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Josh Smith says this Clippers team is the deepest he's ever played for, and has the potential to be "scary."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Josh Smith said Doc Rivers has the gift of gab - also a track record to back it up
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) September 25, 2015
Smith says he got a confirmation from a "good friend" that Doc Rivers would be the best coach he ever played for, & that sealed the deal
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Josh Smith is calling the second unit the "Bench Mob" but thinks they can come up with a better name.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Austin Rivers: "Whenever you get a chance to get a team like this together, you have to take advantage."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 25, 2015
Austin Rivers: "Sometimes you have to minus to plus."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015
Cole Aldrich is swinging Josh Smith's son around behind the stage like an adorable rag doll. LAC Day Care in full effect again this year.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Lance says he looks forward to bringing a lot of defensive energy and "getting the team riled up."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Stephenson: "Doc's gonna help me a lot."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Cole Aldrich first met Paul Pierce during the NBA lockout at an alumni game at Kansas.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Cole Aldrich's admitted area of expertise: setting screens. Dis gon be good.
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Lance Stephenson: "I just want to win."
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) September 25, 2015
Lance, when asked if he's ready to guard the likes of Curry, Harden and Westbrook: "I'm up for any challenge."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Pablo Prigioni answering questions solo en espanol. Me gusta. Para la gente!
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Wes Johnson on leaving the Lakers for the Clips: "It feels good, they're going a different direction, so it was time for me to move."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
Wes: "The amount of talent in the locker room, the guys on the roster--this is the best team I've ever been on."
— JJ (@real_JJ) September 25, 2015
The REAL Clippers Big 3. pic.twitter.com/IvGiFbHpot
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) September 25, 2015
C.J. Wilcox: "I gotta go in and not ask for minutes, but take minutes."
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) September 25, 2015