233 ordspråk av Nate McMillan
Nate McMillan
We talked about what we need to do to finish out the season and we can't just forfeit these games. We've got to play these games. And out of the teams we're finishing with, (Seattle) is supposed to be one of the worst teams.
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We talked in the beginning of the game that we had to limit our mistakes. We didn't execute down the stretch.
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We want him to commit. If Zach commits to working and getting himself in shape and committed to carrying this team, where he is a big part, then he can help this team out a lot. He is a very good player with a lot of potential.
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We wanted more movement with the ball. We only had fourteen free throws, so we didn't get to the foul line enough.
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We were a rebound away from possibly winning this game. It was a 48-minute game. We played the 48 minutes together at both ends of the floor.
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We were a step slow tonight. We didn't have the movement that we showed in the last two games (in Los Angeles). We just seemed to be standing around on offense, letting them get most of the loose balls.
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We were aggressive and made them work for the most part. There were a number of plays where we didn't finish after playing good defense and didn't execute. But it wasn't just one play like Devin Harris' steal and bucket. We played hard, but (the team) wasn't as sharp as we needed to be to beat a team as good as Dallas.
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We were missing Zach so we had to go with a different type of game, which was mainly pick-and-rolls and not so many post-ups.
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We weren't able to move our feet and contain the ball. And it seemed like when we did get back into the game in the second half, we were making mental mistakes and turning the ball over.
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We weren't sharp with our execution, including me. We didn't work hard enough to get the ball in the spots where it needed to go.
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We weren't together all night and we didn't compete. We just didn't show up tonight as a basketball team and do the things necessary to win.
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We'll always do what is best for the team.
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We'll put him out there and see how it goes. He should have fresh legs.
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We'll throw him out there, because we need a big. Miles and those guys are getting pounded down in the paint. So we'll look at getting him out there, getting him some minutes.
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We're encouraged by the improvement but our execution down the stretch of these games tends to break down. Our spacing was poor. We didn't respond well to traps and our ball movement slowed, causing way too many shot clock violations. Tonight in the fourth quarter we seemed to settle for a perimeter game.
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