Richard is one of the most versatile players in the NBA. |
Richard's been consistent through the whole season, and as efficient as you can be. He has great shot selection, he makes the most of his opportunities. He's obviously a special player, with his skill set and his ability to understand and accept and excel in his role. |
Right now it probably would be unfair to him and we kind of want to continue to give other guys an opportunity. It would be a lot to ask of him after not playing since January. |
Right now it's a sore hamstring and we'll just evaluate it again (Monday). |
Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle, I guess. I said back then (at 32-28), in terms of the bench, if you want to blame anyone, blame me. |
Stealing signals. Isn't that baseball? |
T.J. Ford helped them change the game, both offensively and defensively. |
Teams are going to make runs. We knew they were going to make a run. Momentum shots are huge. Vince has done that time and time again for us. |
That is the first time in a long time, probably since the [All-Star] break, that we got off to a start like that. The intent, you could see it right from the beginning, and it was good to be able to maintain it. |
That last 11 minutes, [we were] able to lock down on the defensive end and create turnovers. Even though we were down 10, we still had the wherewithal to keep on fighting. |
That was a good win against a divisional rival on the road. |
That's for the pundits to decide where we belong. We believe in each other. We believe in what we do and we want to keep on getting better. |
That's part of the NBA. There's no team that goes through with all smooth sailing. Everyone has to go through their fair share of adversity. Everyone can be a front-runner. But when the chips are down, how are you going to respond? |
The analogy we use with our guys is almost like, when you are in a car, if you are driving 75 mph and you are the driver, you feel pretty comfortable. But if you are the passenger and you are driving 75, I might not be real comfortable. So the key is as much as possible, you have to try to be the driver. |
The bench, hey, look (it's) six straight games where they've been very, very good. |