312 ordspråk av Avery Johnson
Avery Johnson
I thought those Pistons were pretty big. They got stops and they ran some of their plays that we couldn't really plan for. They were definitely in sync and it shows how great the game of basketball can be when you have everybody on the same page.
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I thought we were a little more physical with them. We seemed like we were apologizing for being on the court in the first half.
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I told the guys if they have any guts, they'll pick Southern to get out of that region.
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I was concerned about this game. Byron Scott has done as good a job as anybody in the league, and they have that team in playoff contention.
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I wasn't trying to rally the team by getting ejected. I think it was more just a difference of opinion. We were dealing with things the whole game, and we thought that we had a legitimate beef with the way they were playing Dirk. I guess we were wrong.
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I went out on a limb for it. I stand behind it. I've done pretty much all that I can do.
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I wish they would take more people, but they can't. You have that every year. Every year you've got guys that's deserving. Guys that get out there every night, lay it on the line.
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I would prefer to rest. Good rest and good practice, especially as much as we've been injured [is important].
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I wouldn't say it was expected but it's not acceptable. At the same time, these guys wanted to get it right. It was something we were able to fight through.
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I'm at a loss for words on our defense. We've got to have significant improvement.
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I'm glad to get this series over. Obviously, we would have had four swings at it. I'm glad to get it on the first swing. Now it's time for us to try to get some rest and get some bodies healed and get back to practice, because that's my favorite part of this whole deal.
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I'm going to stop saying every time we have games like this that I failed. I've been waiting 79 games to get some internal leadership. I haven't gotten it yet.
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I'm going to think that I won't have him, then hopefully we will.
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I'm not disappointed, but it just didn't work. We'll hopefully do it in the next day or two, so it still may happen.
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I'm not going to do what I did last year. He's been on me about how I managed his minutes last year and he seems to think that that had an effect on him going into the first round. So Coach is going to accommodate him.
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