(Carter) missed a bunch of shots he makes every day. The guy takes a hell of a fall and he keeps on attacking the rim. If we would have won maybe that would have been a story line, that the guy gets up from hurting (himself) where he could hardly sleep last night. |
(They're) an elite team. You have to play at a high level to beat an elite team. |
A couple of our guys in the locker room, we've been through this path before. It's one game and we have to find a way to win on Tuesday. |
A lot of times when a guy is out who's their best player, it's a proving ground. It's an opportunity for others to show, and that's what they did. We obviously couldn't get enough done. |
Any player used to playing 'X' amount of minutes, when they get in foul trouble, it's disconcerting. But he's a great player, we respect that. We know that and we prepare for that. |
As a coach you try to put yourself in their shoes and see what you're doing and how they may counter it, and see if there's anything you can do to be one step ahead without driving your team nuts. |
As we advance, we will start playing our second group of guys more. Then we'll take it on a game-by-game basis. |
Barring anything, he's going to finish one of four players in the history of the game with 30 (points), seven rebounds and six assists. And look at the company — Michael (Jordan), Oscar (Robertson) and Jerry West. |
By creating the Digital Fish Library, we hope to develop a tool that stimulates students to think independently and naturally leads them into questions that they might want to investigate. We hope to design an educational model that spurs students' interests and teaches them how to conduct research. It's not just teaching them about fish anatomy or physiology, it's teaching them about magnetic resonance imaging, computation and visualization. |
By defending for 48 minutes you always give yourself a chance. Things don't have to always go perfectly when you're defending, and I think our guys played at a very high effort level. |
Cliff (Robinson) did a really good job of pushing him out, and one or two times we put guys in his lap to force him to make passes. It was a team commitment; we didn't leave anybody on an island out there. |
Cliff had the courage to step up and shoot them. That's why he's still at a high level at 39 years old. You can't be afraid to miss a shot. |
Cliff really gave us a big lift off the bench. He and Vince really took over the game with their pick-and-roll plays. |
Defensively, the intent and trust has improved. And obviously, Vince Carter has risen his game to a higher level and Richard (Jefferson) and Jason (Kidd) have been very consistent and we're getting contributions from the bench. |
Dirk is such a freak in a good way. He's, what, a 7-1 guy who plays like a guard but yet can play like a big guy. What he can do is unbelievable. And like Kobe, you have to play through some of the unbelievable shots he's going to make. |