[Almost reunited: Sam Cassell said before the game he thought he would be wearing a Mavericks uniform this season.] I think it was close, ... Real close. |
Ah, no. We've played in some really loud gyms before. This is like a wine-and-cheese crowd. |
All the pieces are there. This is a team that can go all the way. |
Andre is a solid point guard. He's crafty. He's very gifted in what he does. |
At first, I was skeptical. You play in this league a while and you hear things about the losing and all that. |
Elton has always played consistently, but now we're winning basketball games and people are finally taking notice. |
Elton is our horse. No one will deny that. But we need to get Corey back. We need Z back. We need all of our guys. |
Elton will never get a million-and-something votes. |
Everyone is a critic right now; everybody is a mastermind of basketball. Flip is a hell of a coach. Flip doesn't shoot the basketball, doesn't get one rebound. I can't abide by that [criticism]. We believe in Flip; he believes in us. |
Everyone on this team has to take a look in the mirror and be accountable for what they do. They dictated the whole game - probably 45 minutes. Down the stretch, we made some plays. It's a win in our column, we had lost three in a row. We'll take it. |
From the first day of camp, I said this team could win 50, and we've got a chance to do it. We've had our ups and downs, we've gone through some things with all the injuries, but my guys never give up. |
He made a big difference for this team, and not just scoring the ball, |
He told me it wasn't so much about the organization and the history here. It was about the direction of the team. This is an up-coming team. He told me I'd have the most satisfying year of my career here. |
He was in there battling against the big guys. He got them. Rebounding is about desire. |
He's become a player who's not just out there playing, but someone we depend on. We depend on him. He's been stepping up for us. |