There's no way. There's no way he can play 35 minutes. He's not in good enough shape. He's got a big, big-time heart, but I don't think it's even possible. |
There's some disappointment, but you don't dominate a good team. |
They are a very competitive team. I'm sure if we get them in the playoffs, the competitive spirits will pick up. |
They are basically playing the box-and-1 on 'Melo most of the night. We have to find a way to move 'Melo around and help him and get the ball to him before the defense sets a little bit better. We also have to pass the ball and knock down some shots to get the defenders away from him. |
They didn't earn the right to be out there on the court. If they want to talk about it, I'll talk about it. If they want to take responsibility and go on, that's fine too. |
They had a confidence this morning. They were just fed up with playing so many close games against this team and not winning it. Defensively I thought we had much better control of (Tony) Parker and Duncan than we had in the past. |
They were hit by it. We're all human beings. Just because we play in the NBA or coach in the NBA, we're still a human being. We're not super men. |
They were just fed up with playing so many close games against (the Spurs) and not winning. A lot of times San Antonio plays with such quickness and penetration that you don't get a physical presence, but I thought tonight we had that physical presence. |
They were just fed up with playing so many close games against [the Spurs] and not winning. |
They were the better basketball team and they proved it. It will be fun watching them play in the future and see how they do in the second round. |
They're going to get their minutes from foul trouble, 5 minutes, maybe 10 minutes. They've got to learn how to play that way. That's what they're going to get early in their careers. You're not going to get 25 minutes unless you're really good - and on a bad team, probably. |
They're probably the best post-up team in the Western Conference. Brand is probably an All-NBA player this year. I think Kaman gets better. He's a dangerous player. |
This is a harder game to play than most people think it is, where there's a little bit of an energy adrift. |
This is an internal matter that we will deal with in-house. |
This is our place, our house, our building. We let too many teams come in and do similar things (as Milwaukee did). |