Malik can play inside and out. He?s versatile. Not having him for Game 1 was a huge factor for us. |
Nellie came down to the Virgin Islands to see how we prepare for the season, |
Nobody is going to turn down home court. I think I've said that about a thousand times over the years. Nobody is going to give up that opportunity, but it doesn't ensure anything. We've had it before and got knocked out. It's not a sure bet. |
Offensive rebounding is always an emphasis for us. But the Lakers got some in critical situations in the second half. |
Once in a while maybe we're a little too confident. But tonight we matched their toughness and aggressiveness and came out with a victory. |
Once the ball goes up, everybody is so competitive, it just heightens all that. It makes it fun for everybody. |
Orlando did a great job. They showed us why they are the hottest team in the league. They did a very good job. I thought it was a bad performance on our part. |
Our defense was very poor. Our transition defense was not very good. Our overall team defense was not very good. That's what we worked on the most the past couple of days. |
Our goal is to win a championship, and all of us will sacrifice something to get that done. |
Our philosophy here is kinda like participatory management, |
People get a little bit more cautious. People want to take care of the ball, value possessions a little bit more. |
Rob just gives us a different element. He can pass the ball and he reads situations. |
Rob made a hell of a read. |
Robert looked like he was fairly interested tonight. He was impressive, and he knows he needs to be ready for us by the playoffs. |
Robert looked like he was fairly interested. |