This is part 1.
Tim Duncan on the Clippers as a contender in the West:
“I hope not well at all. I hope they implode and I hope they’re not a problem at
all. That’s what I hope, but their talent level is not going to let them do
that. Chris [Paul] has been hurt for a little while and think that’s taken a little
bit from them, but playing them earlier in they were absolutely impressive, their
athleticism, their depth, all that stuff.”
Joakim Noah on fellow All-Star big man Blake Griffin:
“I really like his demeanor out there. I think he’s a real cool dude, somebody
who is a hard worker and somebody who has unbelievable abilities obviously.
I’m more of a tip-in type of guy while he’s more of throw it down on your
neck type of guy. He’s a competitor and I respect him for that.”
David Lee on former New York Knicks teammate Jamal Crawford:
“One of my favorite teammates, we still keep in touch quite often now. He’s a guy
that is a very selfless guy. For the amount of shots he puts up, he’s one of the
most unselfish guys I’ve ever met in my life. But he was a great veteran to me.
He was a guy who taught me a lot about how to act off the court and was always a
professional.”
“I was a screen-setter for him for a couple years, and when he had 50 [points] in New
York, I think I set about set about 25 straight down screens for him in that game
against Miami. That’s one of my greatest memories from when I was in New York
was when he had that game.”
Kyrie Irving on dynamic young point guard Eric Bledsoe:
“I think now he’s starting to get recognition. His value
is....
. I didn't put this in the all star weekend thread because it deserves
it's own attention. Eric says he will be updating it constantly.
I'll be adding the pieces every day they come out. This is part 2.
Sam Cassell on his days with the Clippers and why the team is successful now:
“I just saw the talent that we had: Chris Kaman, Elton Brand, Cuttino Mobley, [Chris] Wilcox,
Shaun Livingston. There was a lot of talent around there. My one thing
that....
