In a weird way, it feels like the people who have doubted you coming into the season has worked in your favor?
Definitely. You don’t want to … we’ve got a lot of guys entering their prime, and we’ve got a lot of guys who, it’s not that they’re at the tail end of their careers, but they know their role and they know this can be a really special team. Like you said, it’s a perfect mix of doubt, whether it’s from the media or the league, fans from [coach Steve Kerr] being out … we never really talk about it, but we just use it as motivation sometimes in the back of our heads. We’ll prove these doubters wrong. There’s always going to be naysayers, and we just want to win as much as possible.
How frustrated were you about the ankle injury you suffered during the 24-game win streak?
Oh, it sucked, because I was in such a good rhythm.
You clearly weren’t in rhythm coming back from it in Milwaukee in the game that ended the streak. That must have been tough.
Yeah, it was frustrating, but that’s hoops. That’s basketball. I was lucky it wasn’t that bad. It did suck, but we were gonna lose eventually. If we were completely healthy, we probably would still be undefeated, but Milwaukee caught us at a great time and they played a great game, so that’s hoops.
Do you enjoy that you guys get every opponent’s best shot each game now?
It’s good. It’s honestly good. It keeps us on edge, so we’re not complacent. We know we’re getting every team’s best fight, and it’s good for us, man, because it’s going to make us better. When postseason comes, we’re going to get everyone’s ultimate fight, so by now it’s good preparation for us.