<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">What makes you more optimistic about this season compared to the last regarding your team's chances of getting to the playoffs? Chris Paul: It?s just the additions we made. We added a lethal shooter in Peja Stojakovic who keeps the court spread. A guy like Bobby Jackson can shoot it, can drive it. He?s just a great veteran and a great floor leader. And a guy like Tyson Chandler down low. He can be huge, both offensive and defensive presence in the way he blocks shots and rebounds the ball. How did it feel having such a great season being Rookie of the Year and the best rookie of every month of last season and still not seeing the playoffs? CP: That was tough, you know. I would?ve easily traded any individual honor for the shot at the playoffs. That?s the goal this year. It?s all about trying to get to the postseason. How did this transition from college to the pro ranks happen so easily for you? CP: I think it was just my teammates, you know. They and the coaching staff had the ultimate confidence in me and they allowed me to play. They really gave me a lot of advice, gave me the ball and let me go. What didn?t go well in the losses in this early part of the new season? CP: We had too many turnovers. In the loss against Clippers we had 26 of them. I think I probably had eight or nine by myself. That is very uncharacteristic for us. Few of them were forced turnovers, but few of them were just, I don?t know, referees saw something that they didn?t. Since Peja is coming from an entirely different environment comparing to yourself, do you also get along with him outside of the court? CP: Oh, we get along great! Peja?s a great guy, has a great personality and I?m too excited to be playing with him now. </div> http://hoopshype.com/interviews/paul_nebojsa.htm
