One of the reasons why they were not going to play was that while we were in the playoff race Chris (Webber) and Allen (Iverson) were playing with a few injuries and they tried to continue to play. Then, once we fell out of the playoff race - it got a little tougher. Chris (Webber) had a bad back, Allen (Iverson) was playing with numerous injuries and once we were out of the race - there was no reason for them to play. |
Our defense is a lot better with Sam in the game, because he can block shots and rebound the ball. They're a jump-shooting team, with the exception of Harrington. We just have to get better in all areas defensively. |
Our defense wasn't as good as it has been, but he was making some incredible shots. He kept them in the game. |
Our energy got us back in the game. But you've got to play perfect when you get down 28 points or so. |
Our offense is fine. Our defense is where's it's at. You have to put guys out there and show them how to play defense. We have to keep trying. |
Our turnovers obviously were a big factor in losing the game. We had 14 turnovers at halftime, but our offense went astray. |
Paul Pierce thrives in those situations. He looks forward to his team being down, coming down and taking big shots. |
People talk about him shooting the ball a lot, but it's not a selfish thing. If we get down, he takes a lot on himself to go and win the game. I've seen his maturation in the way he tries to will his teammates to win. |
Pierce thrives in those situations. He looks forward to his team being down so he can take the big shots and make the big shots. |
Players have a lot of knowledge. It would be silly of me to say if they suggest something that I wouldn't look at it. |
Right now, I'm as excited as a rookie going to my first camp. This is something I wished for a while ago, and now it's here. |
Shavlik is a little bit stronger than people think. He can rebound the ball in traffic. Offensively, he can put the ball down on the floor. Once he gets a 15- or 16-foot jump shot, I think he can be an effective player. I think people discredit his toughness. I think as he plays a little bit more, the toughness will come out, the ball skills will come out. Right now, he?s got to work on that jump shot. |
She can't take the [intensity of the] games. She never could. She can turn it off if she watches it on TV. |
Somehow we've got to turn it. We've got to turn it immediately for us to get back in this thing. We're still there, but we've got to turn it immediately. We've got to turn attitudes and turn to believe in yourself as well as your team. We've got to turn it around and make guys understand the importance of it, number one, the urgency of it, number two, and leave it out on the floor. |
Someone as respected as Coach K can lead them, |