It's definitely nice to get a W. You don't want to be a part of what we were facing. For the most part, we got up and down the floor, contested shots, and offensively we knocked some down. |
It's like being a parent of a kid that's close to getting out of the house. They're tired of it, and want to move on. I was feeling that I couldn't take (the Sonics) any further. |
It's new to me. You think you know, but you don't know until you get there and I'm in it right now. |
It's not about making guys happy, it's about doing what is best for the team. We have to figure out a rotation and combinations that work for the team. |
It's really nice to get this win before we go on the road. I thought our guys scrapped all 48 minutes. Jack played much bigger than his size. I think it was his best game of the season. |
It's totally different now, |
It's very difficult when you're not winning. It's hard to believe and stay positive when you're not seeing success follow what you want to teach. |
Juan was the one guy who was making shots. That's what we've got to do, make some shots. |
Kirilenko does such a good job of defending. I drew up a play to get him away from the ball and he still came all the way from the weak side to block the shot. |
Letdown is written on this game. For us, we have other factors that should motivate us, not so much that we played a good game against the Lakers. We only have 11 wins. This is an opportunity for us. Just as those guys are missing some pieces over there, they also see opportunity. |
Lookin' buff, No. 8, ... Lookin' buff. |
No defense at all. There was no commitment at the defensive end of the floor. Whether it was rebounding the ball, containing the ball or defending the perimeter, we just stopped playing. We quit. |
No excuse for that. What I told him was, 'I wasn't planning to use him (Miles), but dress and be available,' and in the second half I guess he felt since I wasn't using him he was going to step out in street clothes...We'll have to talk about that. |
Offensively, the execution was there. After the five turnovers we had in the first quarter, I think we settled down. The next three quarters, we had only six turnovers. |
Once he gets to that point, he'll be able to carry this team, this team will have some success, and he'll have a better opportunity of making the all-star team. It's a learning year for him. When you talk about developing, no one is developing more than Zach Randolph is right now, in my opinion. |