( Kevin Martin ) came in, he was aggressive and he made shots. If we're going to be successful, we're going to need those guys to step up off the bench. He really gave us a lift in the second quarter. |
(Webber) rebounded the ball well. Chris is always going to make shots because he has a great feel for the game. I thought he played well. |
A great effort that last part of the game, but you get down to the end, you've got to rebound the ball and we didn't rebound the ball. |
At halftime, we made the adjustments and stepped up defensively and held them to 36 points in the second half. We quit screwing around out there, didn't give them easy (opportunities). |
At the start of the third quarter we came out and they closed it right away. We didn't move it (the ball), especially in the third quarter. It was one pass, one dribble, one shot. That's what will happen when you play a team like that. |
Both of those shots looked good for a guy with a broken thumb. |
Bryant is hard to guard. He makes tough shots. He attacks you going to the basket and tonight he made some tough jump shots. He is just tough to cover. |
Each time one of those (milestones) happens you appreciate it more because you know when you look back how much effort went it. I have been really blessed to be in two great situations in Portland and the last seven in Sacramento. |
Everybody in that (locker room) is going to have to look at themselves and try to figure out what's going on. Because this wasn't just being down, this was about as bad as it gets. |
Everything is so new. We're trying to get a sense of what guys can do. So far, they've responded. Every day we've mixed it up with people playing with different people. |
He did as well as he could. He hadn't been working out that much because he didn't expect the trade. I thought he was winded and tried to get him some shorter minutes in the second half. |
He did fine, better than I thought. I think he was excited to start playing basketball again. |
He had a bad situation when he was in Sacramento. He didn't have a very good team. Since he's been here, he's had his team playing well. They play together and they play hard. He knows what he's doing. |
He has a quality about him that draws other guys into it -- the way they play, the effort they put on. He's always pushing. He's pushing the younger guys, saying, 'That's not good enough.' When a guy says that and then goes out on the floor and does it, it has an impact. |
He has handled this thing this afternoon well and I think he will handle it (Wednesday). You can't expect him not to have some feelings about this. I believe he will approach things the way he has for seven years. |