I don't look at it that way. I don't think any of them are guys trying to make a hard foul or a dirty foul. They're trying to set a screen. The issue is, when a guy comes up behind you, you can't see, so you can't change direction, and you're going to probably take a blow. |
I don't mean this in a bad way. I never felt comfortable.... it's only happened to me once before where anybody had to come in the locker room. |
I don't need a guy who doesn't want to buy in. How you play, how you practice and how you act determines how much you play. |
I don't react to what he says. I've said the same message for 30-something years. You share the ball, you play hard and you try to guard and you have a chance to be successful. |
I don't recall the play. We would never foul if we were down three points. I wanted our guys to go for steals. |
I don't think he can play standing out on the perimeter and not being aggressive. [Driving] is his game. Again, he was playing great before he got hurt. He was playing at an unbelievably high level, in my mind. |
I don't think that's too far off base. Is this about basketball or life? If we do the right things and show improvement, I think those things have a tendency to take care of themselves. He only went to Georgia Tech for a year and that's an engineering school. . . . I think he cares about us winning, so that's a good thing. |
I don't think you can focus on the record. It's a marathon. |
I don't think you guys ever heard me say I wasn't pleased with the way he was playing until the last game. Even with all the other stuff that's going on every other week, I've never said anything except I was pleased with the way he's been playing and way he's trying. The last game, he was not aggressive. He shot the ball seven times. He deferred. I expressed that. That's one game. |
I don't think you guys ever heard me say I wasn't pleased with the way he's playing until the last game. I've never, ever said anything except I was pleased with the way he's playing, the way he's trying, and I thought he has been making great progress ... We've played twenty-some games. I don't expect this to happen overnight. |
I don't tune them out at all. I hear it all. I'm embarrassed. I know how much they love basketball and love this team and want us to do well. And when we play poorly, I hear it, and it kills me because I'm responsible. |
I don't want to embarrass him, |
I don't want to get into that. I just know how much Mr. (James) Dolan cares for him and how loyal he is. Hopefully this thing will play itself out. I'm confident that he's been truthful and things will work out. Again, we're on a six-game losing streak and I know he cares about that a lot. That's what we're trying to focus on. |
I don't worry about what guys make. You worry about the contribution they make to your team. That's the thing that's most important. Because guys are making a lot of money doesn't always equate to wins. |
I got the flu and some people thought it was worse than that, so [Dr.] Lisa [Callahan, team director of player care] was being cautious and told me to stay away. |