[Beyond the bleeding ears, how skewed is Carter's worldview right now? While the league's decision seems a bit petty (even Tim Duncan was spied with a pair of headphones on while shooting before San Antonio's home opener), Carter's reaction to the news was Vince at his petulant best.] Why? ... Oh, Lord. It's going to hurt [my routine] big time. |
[For Peterson, five months removed from high school, to run for 225 yards in a game of that magnitude is jaw-dropping. At least to everyone but his teammates.] He's been doing this since Day 1, ... When he doesn't do it, then we'll be surprised. |
[I've been] trying too hard instead of just playing basketball. I need to just go out there and relax and play. |
[Raptors star Vince Carter, whose sore left knee will prevent him from defending his title in the Dunk Contest, said he spent zero time last year preparing for the competition. In fact, he said he got the idea for his spectacular clinching dunk -- in which he hung on the rim by his elbow -- in a dream.] Two nights before [the contest] it just came to me in a dream, ... Swear to God, I had never done it before. I just got the idea right there. |
[The press] is their strong suit, and they didn't quit it because they didn't want it to look they were giving up. For the most part we do a good job when teams try to press us. |
A big basket was needed. If we don't make it, it would give them the opportunity to tie or cut it to one. I just wanted to be patient and take what I could get. |
All day I've been watching TV and they were mentioning the Christmas Day game without mentioning they had a game tonight, or to watch the Nets. We're just trying to earn respect. |
All of these people are struggling, but it's a little harder when you have three kids and they're young. If you get one athlete, one artist, to help out one family, it's good. |
As guards, we felt we needed to come back and help the big guys rebound. |
At the end I was just trying to get to the hole and get a call. As you can see I didn't get the call. So I was just trying to concentrate and make the shot. I just wanted to be aggressive. |
At this point in time, we are just trying to win as many games as possible. Some ugly, hopefully some impressive wins, some wins are going to be by luck. By any means it should be our goal right now. |
Because of his height and some of the things he can do. I don't know if many people have seen some things he can do. But if he can make his dunks, he can make his way to the final. |
During the game he's all business. And he punishes people. It's an honor to block for him. |
Each division game counts. You never know you, might end up with a tie and you want the tiebreaker. You want the advantage when it comes to playoff positioning. For us, it important to win every game, of course, but it's even more important to win every division game. |
Every now and then I get a little too excited and mess up my forearm. |