If you have Tracy McGrady on your team and play really hard and smart, you can be in games. |
If you watch him, he's anything but that type of player. That's how everybody wants to make him out to be. He's a low-turnover guy. He's sound. And yet, people still want to label him as that kind of guy. Maybe he can do that stuff. But he doesn't play like 'the Professor' out there. |
If you're a fan that comes a lot, it's tough to watch right now. |
It depends on what you want to do. If that's your focus, you can do it. |
It depends on who the one is. We hope he keeps improving. |
It hurt him to miss those games. He felt like he was letting his teammates down. Not everyone in this league is like that. |
It is infinitesimally small progress each day so it adds up so slowly it's hard to notice. But if you look back, even from (the end of his rookie season) to now, the improvement is so great. |
It starts always with our two best guys and their energy level. McGrady obviously was very efficient tonight. Yao is a long way away from being in the type of shape he was in prior to his injury. But that he is in as good of shape as he is in is a direct result of his incredible dedication. |
It starts always with the two best guys (Yao and McGrady) and their energy level. Tracy McGrady obviously was very efficient tonight and when he is efficient, we as a team have a better chance of being efficient. |
It starts with mental strength. Just to have the ball taken from you like that is disheartening. For us to beat quality teams like that, we're going to have to be mentally and physically tougher. |
It was part defense and probably them missing shots they couldn't make. |
It's a testament to his dedication that he was able to, after six weeks off, play 32 minutes. Very few people with his injury and his natural conditioning problem, being 7-6, would be able to do that. But he's got an unusual amount of dedication to his team. He should be really commended for that. |
It's hard against a quality team like Jersey. They're very, very good defensively. |
It's not like we've not had opportunities in the first 53 games either. We're a good team. If we're ready to play, if our energy level's high, if the stars align just right, we're good. |
It's not who you're taking it away from. You're rewarding people who win, because those are the people who deserve to be rewarded. |