All K.G. wants his teammates to do when he gets doubled is be aggressive. I think he can live with aggressive mistakes and live with aggressive misses when you miss an open jump shot. It's just when you get tentative and you don't want the ball in your hands and you don't want to shoot it, that's when our team gets in trouble. |
Bottom line in this league is you've got to make shots, especially in the fourth quarter, |
Criticism is going to come while you're injured, but you just have to work through it, stay mentally tough ... I think he has something to prove this year. |
Doesn't matter who gets the shot in the fourth. |
First of all, I try not to read the papers and not even get involved in it. You just focus on your job and what you're there to do. If it happens, it happens. |
He took over the game with his drives to the basket in the fourth quarter. He puts so much pressure on the defense, doesn't settle for jumpers. When the double-team comes, he finds the open players, making it easier on him in the long run. |
He's like the Energizer Bunny, kind of like Steve Nash, ... kind of brought the glory back to that style of point guard. He's constantly looking for teammates ... playing with a lot of energy. |
He's very versatile. He's my size and a point guard. He can handle the ball really well. He's a smart, smart basketball player. He's got guys on this team that are really going to enjoy playing with him. |
Horrible is the only word I have for it. We have to come out aggressive and set the tone. |
I didn't hear a whistle, so I wasn't going to let him go up and hit an and-one. I didn't know what was going on. I just grabbed his arm. I didn't grab him to the floor or anything and just walked away. Whatever, he sure gets his share of calls. |
I don't have a beef with him at all. I've never had a problem with him. I just set a screen, and I didn't even try to put anything into it. I just tried to brace myself. He's a strong guy. |
I just tried to show the team that I was healthy last year and I was capable of what I was capable of a couple of years ago before the injury. I want more put on my shoulders and I have to step up to the plate. |
I love Boston. I'm enjoying my new teammates, my new city, my new town. I'm looking to a lot of good things happening here in the future. |
I meant no harm by the screen I set. I just tried to set a good, hard, legal screen and I think I did that. Hopefully, he's not holding a grudge or anything. |
I think he's doing a good job for us overall. Hopefully he can keep that up. And Michael's been playing super off the bench. He's playing great defense, getting a lot of offensive boards, and he's been a catalyst a little bit on the offensive end because we can throw it down to him in the post. |