As a sixth man, you get two opportunities to go in there and make some things happen. Probably once in the first half and once in the second half. As a starter, you're probably going to be logging a lot of minutes. You know you're going back in the game, but when you're coming off the bench, you have to do a really good job of trying to get yourself (going) in the game once you get in there. |
Defense to me, that wins games. You can outscore teams some nights, but sooner or later you have to get some stops. To me that's always been the key to winning. |
Defense, that wins games. It took some time. We had our ups and downs. Now we're doing what we have to do to be consistent at winning games. |
Everybody wants that shot. I've been playing for a long time. Anytime I get an opportunity to take a shot to put us ahead or to win the game everybody wants to be in that position. |
He was able to face up and knock down the jumper. I thought we didn't really do a good job at making the adjustment and getting up on him and crowding him and making him put the ball on the floor. |
He's a tough player. At the same time, I think we'll be able to guard him. There's no way you're going to be able to stop Jermaine O'Neal. Our main focus is making him take tough shots and trying to limit him a little bit. |
I look forward to playing against all those big boys. |
I notice in my midsection, I've got to watch what I eat, boy. Last year, I was heavier than I wanted to be and that probably contributed to my back being hurt longer than I thought it would. |
I still love to play, and my body's held up well. That's basically it. I've been blessed to not have any major injuries, and I still love to compete. |
I think I've shown people around the league that I'm still capable of playing with these guys. |
I thought they might have called some tough ones. But what can you do? You just have to keep playing. |
I thought we played good 'D', but at the same time, they weren't doing the things it took to be effective. We can take some credit, but they didn't play so well in the second half. |
I would take that every game. |
I wouldn't say it's a blow to the confidence. But at the same time it should be a wake-up call for us, because if we don't go out and play the way we're capable of, this kind of thing can happen. |
I've always had guys complaining about how I play them, so that's nothing new. I'm going to continue to play him hard and make things tough for him. He'll have to continue to make adjustments, because that's what it's all about. |