I like the way we played. It was the most complete offensive performance we've had all season. |
I liked Melo. I liked his demeanor. He knew he made a mistake (in the first half). |
I love his talent. I really think point guards have so much to learn in our game, when to be aggressive, when not to be aggressive, when to shoot. It seems like he has lost a little confidence in those areas, but talent wise he will be an NBA player for a lot of years. He's just going to have to learn how to fit in a little bit better. |
I love New Orleans. I hope it recovers. I think the NBA has shown its desire and spirit to support the fans and the citizens of the city. |
I loved tonight's game up until about the end of the third quarter. I thought the team had a great spirit, but when they broke us, we broke apart. |
I personally think (tonight is) important because they did beat us twice pretty badly. It's more of a pride game. |
I played with a small line-up because our ball handling was atrocious. We played small against them in Denver and we played well. |
I said it on my radio show this morning and I'll say it again: the one guy I hope is traded soon is Vo, for him and for us. |
I said to someone (Thursday), and I really believe it, that he's one of the top 10 offensive players in basketball right now. |
I said to the team you don't have to win all seven of them. You just have to win four. |
I still think he's rusty. His individual defense at times, guys got by him a little more than I ever recall before. But when you sit out a month, it takes some time to get it back. |
I think (Hodge is) doing good and bad, |
I think 90 percent of all leadership is actions and attitude and daily approach and positive mental energy on a daily basis. There is a window there of verbal, but all leadership is how you handle yourself, how you do it daily. |
I think a lot of our success comes when we played good defense, get deflections. We lacked a defensive consciousness on a consistent basis. |
I think a lot of teams kind of use the road to get closer and to build a confidence. It's going to be fun. It will be a long time away from the building, but we've put ourselves in a place to have a good trip. |