E.B. [Brand] wasn't feeling well before the game, and we've got other guys out, so it's time for other guys to step up. I did a great job of coming off the bench and giving us energy. That's what we needed. |
Everybody needs a game like this especially after two consecutive losses. It looked like they may have laid down a little bit, but it's the NBA. You can come out and be dominated and tonight was a dominant night for us. |
For me it was all about opportunity. I never got an opportunity to play. |
Hopefully the organization does the right thing and re-signs me over the summer. If we keep building on what we have while we're young, we'll have a successful season. Right now, I really don't know where I will be but I like Seattle and hopefully I can grow here. |
I always wanted to come back and play here, and it was great for me. Certain teams are out there that you get extra pumped for, and (the Lakers) are one of those teams. |
I didn't think I would be going to Seattle, but I knew there was a trade out there. I'm excited. It's a fresh new start for me. Hopefully I can just start there and help them win some more games. I like their style of play, they run up and down the floor and that fits my game. |
I don't think [the Clippers] thought I had that in me. If they thought I had that in me, I don't think they would have traded me. |
I just want to win, and that's better than me playing a great game. I've been able to step up and do some of the same things that I could have done if I was here, so this was a great opportunity for me. I wasn't going to get the minutes here because I was playing behind Elton Brand, and he's an All-Star. So they found a spot where I could go and be successful. |
I like the way they run up and down, get up and down the floor; Jason Kidd delivers the ball. That would be my kind of game, running the floor and stuff like that. Obviously, I'm with the Clippers now, so we'll worry about that later. |
I might not have been happy, but at the same time I wasn't going to let anyone know that I wasn't happy. I was just going to play hard and continue doing what I was doing. |
I've got an opportunity, and right now, I am just taking advantage of the situation. I am getting more comfortable and the guys are believing in me. |
It was my career high and I feel good about that. But I have to come out in the next game and do the same thing. The thing for me is just having fun. When I go out there and have fun, everything else comes to me. Offense comes, defense comes, and everybody else starts playing well. |
It's a great gift. Those two guys come in and get us motivated, know how to take over the games for us and put players in the right position. Now that we've got them, so we're going to take advantage of them and ride them all the way. |
It's feeling better, but I didn't feel comfortable playing with it tonight. |
It's going to take time. It's a learning process. |