Then, it wasn't a Finals atmosphere, but he went up against Bruce Bowen, one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, and he gave Bruce fits. Al wasn't one of those guys to play with the ball. He caught it and shot it or caught it and drove it and shot it. Not many people could stop him. |
There were moments when I found it difficult to compete and play with the ferocity I need. It's hard to play when you're not playing for anything. We put ourselves in this position and we have to deal with it. No one did it but us and we have to be held accountable for it. Monday morning quarterbacks are everywhere. |
There were people laughing at us and joking on us out there on the court. I'm the kind of person, I want a little payback. So I'm hoping I'm here next year. |
There were plenty of moments where I was embarrassed. |
There's motivation there. All we can say is we didn't quit today and there's a good chance we'll see each other in the lottery, too. |
They're doing well, ... Jamal's having a great camp so far. Steph's been a little banged up, but when he's out there, he's learning. They have the toughest job. Coach is hardest on those guys. As they go, we're going to go, but they'll be OK. |
They're neck and neck, those two guys. They want it right; they want it done their way, and you've got to do it. |
This was one of those grind-out wins. |
Those guys are consummate leaders, great professionals, great people. They weren't just great basketball players; they were great people to be around. ... [This organization] has a knack for finding them. It's nice to have great people, but you've got to win games. They've found a way to do both. |
Um. We still have time. |
Unfortunately, they'll be keeping track of fouls now. I won't be able to do what I used to do in practice. |
Way too much, in my estimation. |
We can use these last 12 games to at least learn the first steps to building a defense. Maybe that'll help us. I don't know. We're not playing any shade of defense right now. |
We don't want to be associated with the worst (record). If you're looking at the pick Chicago has, we don't want to finish too far in the basement because the further down we finish, the higher their pick is. |
We have to look at the positives. We are competing. We are not getting blown out. We now have to take that all-important step and learn how to win. |