Today's open portion of practice had no contact. So we saw plenty of five-on-none play that seemed to emphasize pick-and-roll offense and a lot of ball movement.
A lot of the offense ended with one of the bigs finishing with a dunk around the rim and some fast break basketball.
Getting the ball into the post more often will be a focus of the preseason.
*Tonight's practice closed to the media.
*DeMarcus Cousins said worst part of the left ring finger he dislocated last week is getting used to playing with the tape he has to wear on it. But he said he's able to shoot the ball with the hand.
*Donte' Greene stayed on the court after most of his teammates had left working on midrange jumpers with assistant coaches Pete Carril and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Carl Landry was also one of the last players to leave. After speaking with the media, Cousins got in some extra work, too.
*Some of the "shooters" took turns making threes from the corner after practice. Francisco Garcia, Luther Head and Marcus Landry were the shooters this morning.
*Coach Paul Westphal said every player passed the conditioning test. So there will be no Albert Haynesworth moments out here.
--Jason Jones
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