They execute the same way. It's just that when Steve and Raja Bell come back, they have more waves to throw at you and they do it for 48 minutes. |
They executed much better than we did down the stretch and they got big plays when they needed to, and we did not make the stops when we needed to. |
They got hot in the third quarter. They made a lot of big plays when they missed, and on defense they were scrapping and hustling. |
They just have more sets now and more options. They are looser. |
They made a concerted effort to send two guys over at me. They just trapped me all over the court. |
They made a great read defensively. Lawrence Frank sent out all smalls so they were able to switch everything. That kind of took the play away from us. |
This being our home court, people come here and think it's Hollywood and all sorts of stuff, so they think they'll come down (the lane) and look pretty and shoot jump shots and dunk the ball and finger-roll the ball and do all sorts of cute stuff. And we've got to stop that. |
This decision came only after reviewing all the evidence -- testimonial evidence and physical evidence. The standards are the same in this case as in any other case, |
This is a big road trip for us. We can't sulk for one game. We have to keep our heads up and move on to the next one. |
This is Generation Next coming up to see the game, appreciate the game and know what it's about. |
This is such a challenge for both of us. Phil prepares us so well, and wants us to pay attention to the details. We didn't always do that tonight, but we stayed with the system and found a way. |
This was a must win for us. We played well the entire trip, but it's just that we weren't able to close things out. Tonight was a win that we desperately needed. |
This weekend is smooth for me. I'm looking forward to competing with these guys, getting out there on the floor and competing and trying to raise the game for all of us. |
Today I brought some champagne into the locker room. They all wanted to spray it around, but I said no, we'll sip it from a glass. I told them next year, when we win it all, we'll spray it around then. |
Very surprised. Shocked actually. Very, very surprised. I've been hit with a couple of flagrant fouls already this year. I've been hit with a clothesline and no suspensions come of that. And I get two games for this? |