The young guys did well. It's important that they come in and run sets, play defence and try not to do too much. |
They (teammates) were doing their best to give me the ball at every opportunity down the court, free me up and give me shots. It (MVP) was there if we would have won the game. |
They came out stroking. Sam is a crafty veteran who knows how to play the game, and Elton Brand is having an MVP-type season. So we expected that out of them. But our job was to slow them down, take them out of the game and execute our offence. |
They came out stroking. Sam is a crafty veteran who knows how to play the game, and Elton Brand is having an MVP-type season. So we expected that out of them. But our job was to slow them down, take them out of the game and execute our offense. |
They don't need a player like me because their starting five is a (great) five. They all know their roles and nobody tries to do too much. |
They were telling me I couldn't hit it out. I wasn't saying anything because I know I can. It's all confidence, man. I know what I can do when I get out there, and I don't think I ever lose it. |
This is a midseason party. You've got to love this. Especially with the season we've had in the first half. This is exactly what we need. With what I've been through, this is what I needed. To be here with the fans, all these other guys, I'm having fun. |
This is the All-Star Game, man. You want to see threes, alley-oops. Shaq tries to give you flashes every now and then, but he's rusty. Tim [Duncan]? It's really no excitement in throwing the ball to them down there. |
This is who we have to go out and compete with. This is the team. This is it. Until those other guys come back healthy, this is it. I don't know what management is thinking. But this is us. This is what we have to work with. Is help on the way? I don't know. Do we need it? It would help. |
This was just a dream. Just coming out here and interacting with the guys, hitting some balls and throwing with the guys. |
Those guys, they came out in the third quarter and were ready to play ball. That's what the fans come to see. |
Tonight was one of those games where shots were falling for us. We felt confident in our defense that we could get stops on the defensive end. Granted, they scored 111 points, but a lot of those were contested jumpers and long three pointers. |
We called it in early. |
We didn't know if Yao (Ming) was going to cop out on us, but he looked pretty smooth. |
We do a great job of running off four or five (wins) on the road, and then we come home and give the poorest performance a team can give in front of our hometown fans. Sometimes I really don't understand our team. |