I'm glad to have him back. Especially with Yao Ming here. You have to be very tentative with how you play Yao Ming. |
I'm going to start watching his minutes anyway. But I'm not going to try and play him 48 minutes (Wednesday). I'm going to be very aware of his back problem. |
I'm hoping I'm here a long time, ... Stability can go a long way for players and teams. They know what to expect. |
I'm not opposed to ever having three or four guys scoring the ball for us. |
I'm very anxious to see how he plays. I don't have any second-guessing that he will not play the same. He's been very good at the things he's been doing - driving the ball, running the team. I'm very interested to see him out there in a game situation. |
I've always done it that way, ... I want the [players] to know that these guys have a voice, and when they say something, I trust what they say. Players understand that. The more they hear their voice, the more they accept it and respect it. |
I've always felt like Philadelphia was the place I would end up, the place I was going to be, ... I've always felt it. |
I've been over there before. We have to move on. You can't always live in the past of what we did or what we were. The Blazers moved on and I moved on. |
I've never been so glad to see No. 3. |
If there's anything wrong with him at all, I'd rather him sit out and play in a regular-season game than a preseason one, ... But I think guys need to get a game or two under their belt to get ready for the regular season. It's not (that) they have to, but I'd like to see it. |
If they're not playing tonight, they're probably not playing tomorrow. |
If you don't allow him to utilize his talents, you're not letting him be the player he can be. |
If you give teams like (Detroit) so many second chances, it is going to come back and haunt you. And that's what it did. |
If you're missing a player like Allen you have to overcompensate. You're not going to replace a guy who scores 33-34 points a game, but you can replace him in other areas when you get production from everyone. |
If you're missing a player like Allen, you have to overcompensate. You're not going to replace a guy who scores 33-34 points a game, but you can replace him in other areas when you get production from everyone. |