All my shots were flat. We didn't shoot the ball well as a team (39 percent) but we still had an opportunity at the end. We had a couple bad plays and that's all it takes against a good team. |
Baron is one of the better guards in the league. He is probably one of the top three point guards. He is a great passer and he can also defend. ... He had a great day. |
Blake and I have been playing with each other since his freshman year and my sophomore year (at Maryland) so we have lots of fun playing with one another. We understand each other and the game. We've learned a lot since we've been in the game so hopefully we can continue to push the young guys on the team and hopefully we can continue to get better. |
Certain guys take it personal. If I need to do something better, I expect someone to come tell me, because I can take constructive criticism. I don' think a lot of us can take it. |
First of all, I want to apologize to my coach, teammates and the organization. That was way out of my character and I was wrong. I was frustrated, thought I had been fouled a number of times trying to get the ball up the court and I just really wanted to win this game. |
For the most part it don't look like a lot of us are out there caring. We came out against the Clippers like we didn't want to be there. We have to be professional about our jobs. We're here for another three weeks. So we need to come out here, practice hard. We need to care. |
He finally came out and told us he wanted this victory. Leading up to the game, practice, you could tell that coach, he wasn't getting too caught up in this. But he wanted this victory bad. |
He has a lot of confidence. I watched him knock down shots like that in the past. Steve is a good shooter. He's a pass-first point guard. A lot of people out there don't get to see it, but he can definitely knock down big shots when he has his opportunity. |
I didn't feel as if they always had me [as] part of their plans. It was like I was back on the back burner, ... It was almost like I always had to show them what I could do, or what I was capable of doing. It was like I had prove myself every day, every day. I wanted to go somewhere where I was wanted, and I feel as though I was wanted here. |
I really don't even know what to say. I've lost before, but never like this. We're just a confidence-booster for other teams. |
I really wanted to win this game. We had Dallas and we had Denver and we let those games slip away down the stretch. I really wanted to go out there and be aggressive and help us get this win. |
I think guys are learning defensive principles and where they're supposed to be on the basketball court. So hopefully we can go out there and execute on the defensive end. It's a good challenge for us to see where we are. |
I think we're definitely getting close, as far as just executing his game plan -- his style of play on both ends of the floor. Great team defense the last three games. I think everybody's defensive principles are getting better. |
I thought we turned the ball over a little too much, but it's something we can learn from. |
I was right there and watched the whole time. It looked good -- just came up short. |