LOS ANGELES — Even with perhaps their best defender, Kawhi Leonard, out the entire preseason, the Clippers have still overwhelmed teams on defense. Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy has been in charge of the defense and has been insisting on high-level play. We got Jeff Van Gundy, who's on us everyday about being perfect defensively, cause that's like the chance that we have. Clippers assistant coach Brian Shaw also credited Van Gundy for helping spearhead the team's focus on defense. "I think that the biggest thing is that Van Gundy has empowered them to be super aggressive in that they can't make a mistake as long as they're playing hard.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2024 00:04 UTC