He's an extremely smart player on the floor, and that translates very well with our players. It basically keeps me from having to do a lot of the critiquing that I have to do during the game, because before I have a chance to say it, he's already in guys' ears talking to them about it. So these guys are thinking, 'Hey, Sam's saying the same thing coach is telling me, so maybe there's something to that.' So it's a real positive. |
He's been unbelievable for us. He's always near-perfect, always in the right place at the right time. |
He's got ice water in his veins. He comes in and makes plays. We set it up for him and he knocks it down. |
He's got ice water in his veins. He just comes in and makes big plays. |
He's got the goods to be an All-Star. But we need to win for that to happen. As for MVP, we need to win a lot for that to happen. |
He's got to be able to show that he can counteract his (5-9) size with his speed and quickness, make plays, not turn the ball over and make open shots. And then, defensively, he has to use his speed and quickness to harass guys, make them use the clock, as opposed to getting in a position where the post him up. |
He's had a great year. His all-around game has improved. Offensively, he's got the low-post game. He's very explosive off the dribble. He's a good finisher. I think his outside shooting is getting better all the time. . . . He's so young, he'll continue to get better and better each year (in the playoffs) with experience. |
He's just been on a roll. We gave him a blow to start the fourth quarter and he was chomping at the bit to get back in. |
He's totally fine. We just didn't feel like last night we would take a chance and not have a body if we needed one. I assume he'll be ready for practice tomorrow. |
His body looks good, but he hasn't been playing. I can't imagine he's in great shape. |
His body looks good, but he hasn't been playing. I can't imagine he's in great shape. It doesn't matter how hard you work. Getting up and down, having people lean on you, bang on you, it's different. |
How soft are we that they have six and-ones at the half? What does that tell you about your mind-set? I don't like the way we are playing. It is just too soft. |
I am very pleased we were able to come to terms with CSKA to allow him to come to Los Angeles. I think having him here to learn our system and work with our coaches on an individual basis will speed up the learning process for him to play at the NBA level. |
I can do a lot of things, so every night it's going to be something different. Hopefully I'll be doing a lot of things every night. |
I don't even know if he has anything he's lacking. |