Everybody is asking me if I'm going to play Elton Brand 48 minutes because we play (the Clippers) Tuesday. No, none of that. Just spread out the playing time. |
Everybody's not going to play in the exhibition games, so we needed to get some work in. I don't look at training camp being the first week of October. It's the whole month of October. |
Fifteen offensive rebounds...when did a Dallas team last do that. We put a lot of emphasis on that this year. |
For Josh, it'll be a test for him coming back for the first game, especially against a really good defensive team. |
For us to be injured and trying to get some guys back, I guess we've got to be pleased with the results. |
Griff takes a turn on everybody. |
Guess what? I went out on a limb for it. I stand behind it. I've done pretty much all I can do. I need to get a return on my investment. I think Damp will respond. Whatever minutes he plays, I expect him to be a terror out there on the court. |
He can't seem to get it fully healed. |
He got some big stops and rebounds for us and stopped them from getting some rebounds and that is what he's here for. |
He had a little swelling. It's nothing serious. It's called old age. But we got to make sure we get that swelling down. |
He has been a big part of what we're doing. He's a guy in our starting lineup that I don't have to call a play for, (a guy) who just plays defense and rebounds. That's good for us. We needed a guy who doesn't want the ball. We wouldn't be here without him. |
He hasn't been doing that well. We'll know more [today]. Hopefully it's just a strained hip. If that's it, it's good news. |
He helped carry this franchise for a lot of years and he didn't take many nights off. I think that's what I really respected about him. |
He just still doesn't know all the ins and outs of the game. He started playing basketball so late in life that he's still catching up. |
He knows it's not permanent. Stack has been one of our best hustle players. He's wrapped up in that mode of being an offensive player. Sometimes you don't notice the hustle plays. |