He's going to land on his feet. |
He's not [going to be] traded. My thing is to continue to work with him so that he can help this team win. So, yes, I expect him to be back next year. |
He's still trying, I think, to figure out how he can help this team. There's been so much talk about his shoot-first mentality, that I think right now he's thinking, as opposed to playing. And that's what I've told him: Play your game. |
I am encouraged by the fact that we've been in two games against two very good teams, we had control of the game. When you have the lead, you don't drop your heads. That's when you go even harder. |
I am encouraged that we've been in control in two games against good teams. Now we have to figure out how to win those games. |
I am excited to add Bob Burke to my coaching staff, ... Bob is a true teacher of the game of basketball and has over 30 years experience as a college coach including the last four at the University of Hawaii. |
I did talk to Miles today about his play. And I read the comments, and I have seen the stiffness he says he's experiencing, so we may look at the possibility of putting him out there when he is warm, starting him. We will talk about it more tomorrow. |
I didn't feel like I could do any more with that group, |
I don't know if people look at the Olympics like they used to. That's a huge honor to be asked to be part of the team. Who knows if players feel the same as they did back in the '70s and '80s. |
I don't think we can avoid that. That's been pretty much our situation. It's just, now you've been somewhat forced to go with the guys who are healthy. We have to go with pretty much all of our young guys right now. |
I don't want to make much of this game. We cannot come in here and have a few guys play hard and other guys not giving the effort. |
I felt I had done all I could, |
I guess if you get right to it, we're not playing with a sense of urgency. We've got to start to get it together and start working harder. As a pro, if you shoot poorly at the free throw line, you stay after practice and work on your shot. We don't have that commitment right now. We've got to get it together and start working harder. |
I just remember George smiling and how happy he was. |
I know injuries are a part of the game, and you have to make changes and adjustments. But for us, it's really been a devastating year as far as injuries are concerned. |