(Blount) was looking to the bench to get some instructions. We had just missed a shot and I didn't want to get into another overtime. The only thing that I was worried about was trying not to foul. I'm glad that I didn't foul and I'm glad we got the win. |
[Chris Webber has heard the reports that his relationship with O'Brien is strained. Not so, Webber said.] I don't have a problem with the coach, ... I have a problem coming to a situation where I was asked to come and I thought it was going to be conducive for all of us to be successful. I felt like I was the missing piece, and being the missing piece, they wouldn't even let me be the piece. It has nothing to do with the coach. He's in a [tough] situation. It has nothing to do with the organization. |
A.I. is the reason why I'm there, ... Despite the lies, the false reports and the mysterious sources, our friendship has never wavered. We have a lot to prove this year, and I'm excited about that. |
Any time you're missing a player, it's going to be different. Whether it's good or bad, I don't know. |
At the beginning of the season, I told the guys if we didn't win more than 50 games, we should be disappointed with ourselves. I had (high) expectations. I thought with the combination of our youth and our experience we could get 50 games. |
Coach can drill us and drill us, but it's a state of mind, ... We have to gang-rebound. |
Does that look like fun to you? There's a method to their madness. |
Everybody has to want it. You don?t have to have 10 years in the league to want to win. You have to have pride. The pride on the back of your jersey should be more than the front of your jersey, because if you care about your last name, then you obviously care about the organization you work for, and you are going to bring it every time. |
Four of those jumpers, I hit him on the head on purpose. He was just hot. |
He was called 'Monster' even then, because he was always that size. He was very unique for a guy that size. He could handle the ball, post up, shoot the three. He was just a real good player. He always was. |
He was really important to me during my rookie year. Everybody knows how I feel about him as a player and a person. |
He's always energetic to me. But I know rest does help. |
He's just one of the best point guards in the league. Four of those jumpers, I hit him on the forehead on purpose - he was just hot. Maybe I should have made him pay for dinner last night. |
Honestly, we're supposed to beat the New Orleans. So it feels good. But if we lost this game ... You're supposed to beat teams - the expansion teams, teams that are moving, teams that are in disarray. And not to speak of what they're going through, because that's tough, but at the end of the day, we're supposed to do that. We just executed and did a good job and we did what we were supposed to do. You can't get excited about this. This is not beating Indiana at Indiana. But it feels good. |
I am blessed that I am feeling really good. Even when my body doesn't feel great, I feel like I know myself enough -- I've played with this injury enough -- to be able to navigate in certain games. I do feel like I'm getting stronger. It's the first time definitely in the last two years, so that feels good. |