I'm not sure Nellie could tell me anything I don't already know about Pop's camps. |
I'm so happy we went through that little period that we went through, because it seems to have brought our team closer together. |
I'm so happy we went through that little period, because it seems to have brought our team closer together. Nobody pointed fingers. At the same time, we played against some really good basketball teams that were really hot. |
I'm sure that we're going to see everybody against Dirk, like we have the other four games. |
I'm their motivation. We don't need outside opinion or perceptions to be motivation. I know how we need to play to get to the next level. |
I'm very disappointed with this loss. We realize who we were playing, but then again we gave them some easy baskets. We have just got to do a better job with our defense. |
I'm very disappointed. I've spoken to the league, and I can't get into details on what was said. I can't even find the words. I've appealed to the league about their judgment. I've seen a whole lot worse. |
I've erred on the side of caution in certain situations, like Jerry, who had an inflated knee. Marquis [Daniels'] neck situation, we're cautious about that for a reason. This particular ankle injury Keith has is not nearly as bad as some of the others. |
I've never really gotten excited about games too much in February. But at the same time, obviously the guys are doing a lot of positive things on the court. You'd be crazy not to think so. |
If the commissioner changed the schedule and you had to play three or four games in a row, championship teams still find a way to win. So we don't use tired as an excuse. We didn't deserve to win. We weren't very efficient offensively. And give their defense credit. They did a good job of limiting Dirk and Josh's looks late in the game. They have a lot of pride in their locker room. |
If we get both of those guys back by the end of the week, great. If not, we'll have to wait until they're ready. |
In 1992, when I was out of the league waiting for a job, my dad passed away and my wife was pregnant. People will tell you, 'Oh, I never doubted for a moment.' Well, I beg to differ. I'm a man of faith, but there's a human side of you that wants to doubt. |
In my opinion, looking at that game and looking at some of our recent All-Star games, the game was much more serious. Now, they still scored a lot of points. But the games were a little bit more physical from what I can tell. |
It could be a good thing all the way around – if we use it to our advantage. A lot of things were supposed to be in our favor last year and things didn't go our way. That was a great learning experience. |
It didn't make any sense to blow this team up and have Dirk come back and not recognize any of his teammates. |