On the mend

It has been a frustrating few weeks because I would love to be out there helping the team.

Watching from the sidelines, I can definitely see how I could help if I was out there.

It’s disappointing, but I also know that it’s part of the NBA grind.

Last season I got hurt at the wrong time and I missed our playoff series so it’s about being smart and being out there at the right time.

I’m rehabbing and I should be there soon.

No need to panic

It’s a long season and although we’ve dropped a couple of games recently, it’s definitely not time to hit the panic button.

There’s been a lot of distractions the last couple of games. I think we were a little too relaxed at Christmas, bringing family and friends to LA for it may have made things a little too homely.

Road trips are usually a little more businesslike which could have played a factor but maybe that’s just an excuse.

getty images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/a6/a1/curry-590_1k4e84afwky8q1jba1xzjlodc7.jpg?t=-1804771286&w=500&quality=80

We felt that the Lakers beat us fair and square a few days earlier, but we felt we had control of the Clippers game but we couldn’t put them away in the first half.

For a while there in the first quarter they were shooting around 10 percent but we were unable to score ourselves.

It’s just one of those stretches, I wouldn’t say that it’s a bad thing, we need to look at it as a wake up call, we’re not where we need to be yet.

MORE: Andrew Bogut: More to achieve

Draymond made some valid points after the Clippers loss, maybe we were a little too lackadaisical.

That's something we don't want to do given they’re a rival of ours and a team that we don’t like and they don’t like us.

There wasn’t any animosity during the game which tells us that we were just there and not at our best.

When we’re at our best we’re frustrating them and when they’re at their best they’re frustrating us.

Having said all that, we’re obviously going to have our ups and downs during the 82-game grind.

We’re fortunate that we got off to a great start and at this point of the season, any team would take the position that we’re in.

I’d say we’ve had just five bad games all season which isn’t too bad given we’re two months in.

As a team, we never want to look too far ahead. Coach Kerr usually puts our week ahead on the whiteboard and then we get to work and focus specifically on who we have in that week.

We have a lot of home games coming up but last season it was those kinds of games that we dropped, we didn’t beat the teams at home that we were supposed to knock off and lost a higher playoff spot because of it.

The Western Conference is crazy

I watch games regardless of whether I’m hurt or not and I always like to watch the teams that we have coming up on the schedule.

I also like to just watch the good games, like Houston v San Antonio today.

The Western Conference is just so crazy, the Rockets look to have improved by adding Josh Smith provided he buys into their system.

getty images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/3e/39/smith-590_11l9y4v34slcl1tgyfe4x1hyyi.jpg?t=-1804655662&w=500&quality=80

Dwight Howard is back healthy so they have been playing really well of late.

Dallas have improved by adding Rajon Rondo, a big pick up for a team who could finish top four in the West.

It’s been one of the most open years, anyone can come out of this conference it seems.

I look at the schedule and every night you’re facing a team that can beat you.

Christmas Day

It’s tough playing on Christmas Day because you don’t get a lot of time to celebrate.

You don’t want to change the routine that you always have.

You think, should I relax in the afternoon, should I chill the night before?

It can be distracting because you have your family there and you don't get as much sleep.

You don’t get to celebrate it like everyone else because playing at night takes up your whole day as you prepare and try and rest.

Welcome back Patty

I just read the Spurs tweet about Patty Mills returning which is great news.

I’ll definitely tune in and see how he goes. I’m pretty familiar with what he’s gone through over the last six months.

getty images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/9a/0/mills-590_53i7i9h44l7r1vqgkru4cq8u4.jpg?t=-1804494302&w=500&quality=80

It’s very frustrating because people are saying that the team aren’t playing as well as they can and he is sitting there eager to get out there.

I wish him the best of luck and hope he can ease into it before playing the way we all know he can.