Doug McDermott Shootaround Press Conference 11.20 (Credit: San Antonio Spurs)
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00:00 We've learned that the last few weeks here.
00:02 It's been tough, but I think we're gonna continue to grow,
00:06 continue to learn from our mistakes,
00:08 and just keep pushing forward.
00:10 - What's the, have you seen a conference this much?
00:13 - I mean, yeah, it's a great conference.
00:17 Obviously, the way OKC's playing right now,
00:19 obviously the Texas teams, just our division in general,
00:24 it's been really good this year.
00:26 So we're gonna continue getting great teams
00:31 every single night we go out there and compete.
00:33 We play the Clippers twice this week,
00:34 we're figuring things out as well,
00:37 and it's gonna be a tough test for us.
00:40 - What's the, I mean, it doesn't seem like the energy
00:41 is very down in here.
00:43 What is the key to keeping it up this fight?
00:46 What's going on in the team?
00:48 - Well, we know it's gonna be a process with this group,
00:51 being the youngest team in the NBA.
00:53 We're doing a lot of film work,
00:55 trying to correct our mistakes and shoot around.
00:57 I mean, they're still gonna keep it positive
00:59 with us going into each game,
01:00 'cause you gotta try and flush what happened
01:03 the night before, and that's the good thing about the NBA,
01:05 is you have an opportunity the next day, pretty much.
01:07 So we gotta try and keep our spirits positive
01:10 as we're going through this tough patch.
01:13 - As one of the older players on this team,
01:16 do you need to maybe try to be a leader in situations
01:22 where big leagues start slipping away?
01:25 Even if it's starting to cry 'em out,
01:26 if you're not even on the court?
01:27 - Definitely, yeah.
01:28 That's something we've talked about,
01:30 and something that I think I need to do a better job of.
01:34 'Cause we've been in, had some really big leads,
01:37 and just let 'em go away.
01:39 And you can kinda see 'em coming,
01:40 and the trickle-down effect to each possession,
01:42 and guys hanging their head.
01:43 And that's where we need this positivity out there,
01:47 on the bench and in the huddles.
01:48 So that's something I need to get better at,
01:50 and a lot of us need to get better at.
01:54 - Last game, you came out and said that a lot of the losses
01:56 kinda do with individual effort.
01:58 So I guess, how do you guys keep that up,
01:59 and especially back-to-backs,
02:01 all these different travels?
02:03 - Yeah, I mean, it comes down to just everyone
02:05 doing their job a little better.
02:07 I think we all have certain roles on this team,
02:10 and we know what they are.
02:11 We need to look ourselves in the mirror before each game,
02:14 and do it a little better than what we've been doing lately,
02:16 'cause it hasn't been good enough.
02:18 Thank you.