[Coming off the bench was a new experience for Williams, but he was ready for it.] The important thing is to keep the intensity up when the second team is in, so I tried to be aggressive, ... You can't let there be a dropoff. You have to keep your energy up. |
[Nicknames: Augie, Tiger Woods . Quick-leaping gazelle of a big man sparks team-wide mirth with confusion about his race.] When I came here I didn't know what he was. People will ask: Is James black? Is he Asian? ... But then you see his parents and know he's white. We joke about it and call him Tiger Woods. |
All I can say is we stunk. We were never in the game. It seemed like our heads weren't in the game, and we really had no chance. |
As a team we feel pretty good. (Next year) we should definitely make the playoffs. I won't guarantee it like some people do, but we feel that we should. We feel we should have made it this year. |
Best fans in the country. They make [Assembly Hall] one of the best atmospheres to play in. |
C.J. played great tonight. He made the most of his opportunity. He got out there for a good amount of time and made the most of it. I think he showed he can be a special player down the line. |
I don't know if we got tired or what. We just turned it off. We had a pretty substantial lead and just rotted away. |
I fouled him and I had to make up for it. |
I just tried to go out there and contain him, ... It was my job today -- it was my job the last two games -- to shut down the other team's best perimeter player. I just took that as a challenge. |
I just tried to stay in front of him and not foul. I just tried to put my hands up and hopefully they didn't call a foul. |
I was glad to see him sitting over there on the sideline. |
I'm just honored to play for the Jazz and to play after John Stockton, to wear the same jersey he wore and be on the same floor he was on because he's one of the best players of all-time, one of the best point guards of all- time, |
I'm just honored to play for the Jazz and to play after John Stockton, to wear the same jersey he wore and be on the same floor he was on because he's one of the best players of all-time, one of the best point guards of all- time, |
I'm just real comfortable right now. I definitely picked up a lot of things in the second half of the season that will help me out for next season. It's just confidence. When you get confidence, good things happen. |
I'm looking forward to playing with those guys, ... Carlos Boozer, Andrei Kirilenko are definitely two great players in this league and I definitely feel they'll enjoy playing with me. I'm best when I'm out there making plays for people and making my teammates better and make the game just easier for them. |