I really think he's the guy who helped us stay in this game. He attacked the boards when he needed to and gave us some second chances. |
I reiterated to him that he can't have seven, eight shots a game. He's got to be looking to make plays . . . The more aggressive he is looking to take shots, the better he'll become. I want him to take as many good shots as he can, and by doing that, he'll create for others. |
I remember when I was at Kansas, we lost five straight games. I told the team, 'We're playing great,' and we won the national championship a month later. |
I saw them playing hard. That's all we can do from now on. We've got to find out who in that locker room is committed to do that every night. There were a lot of really positive things, and hopefully we can build on that. |
I still have some of the same things, but I'm OK. It doesn't affect me coaching. I feel great, and we'll see if some things can be worked out. |
I talked to Channing today and we already started listing those areas of improvement for the summer. Although we are disappointed we won't have him for the last 18 games of the season, it was good news that the injury was not any worse. |
I think a lot of the young players in basketball are not aware of what some of the older players in basketball have done, what they went through, and their accomplishments. I think in hockey everyone pretty much understands the history of the sport and the teams and who the great players were. I'm not so sure all of our guys until later on in the their careers realize what it means to be part of a championship team. |
I think all our rookies are kind of going through a period now where they're kind of hitting a wall. I think their confidence is probably shot a little bit, since they've lost more games now than they've probably lost in their whole career. They'll bounce back. |
I think everybody on this team cares deeply about him. We've got to just be supportive. |
I think he did great for a rookie. He's so conscientious. He cares. He's going to get better and better. |
I think he just didn't want to shoot the ball. I thought he'd have 15, 20 assists. It was just one of those nights where maybe he didn't feel like he was on. |
I think he said it because it was his way of showing his confidence in his ability. That's the way I took it. I wouldn't want players not to have confidence, but I think sometimes, because it's written in this day and age, that it's going to follow you. |
I think he'd a wonderful player. I hope they can work it out where he stays there. That's a terrific team. I hate to see that broken up. |
I think he's got a great feel for the game. He's got experience. I believe he can settle us down. He's been great for me. He contributes a lot, in a lot of ways, just talking to him and listening to what he says, suggestions he makes. And when he plays, players have a lot of confidence in him. |
I think he's got to make up his mind to continue to improve. We've got to make our teammates better ... I'm confident he'll understand that. But it can't be on one guy. We have a lot of guys that have got to step up. But believe me, this isn't going to be the same team. |