We weren't very patient early. We were going a little bit too fast. The zone really threw things out of whack. Guys were taking jumpers instead of penetrating and then finding the open guy. |
We'll see. We'll take it day by day and go from there. [Trainer] Tim [Walsh] said it's going to be all right. It's just with lower back problems, you've got to be patient. |
We're better prepared. He wants more out of us so, of course, that's going to call for more work. |
We're definitely more experienced and more athletic. And, we have guys who can shoot the ball. Now it's going to make teams have to make a decision because we have guys one through five who can shoot. |
We're just consistent right now, playing hard, grinding it out. Whatever kind of basketball needs to be played on any given night, we're playing it. |
We're really starting to gel, starting to move. We've got our flow going as a starting unit. It's good to see. |
We're trying to protect home, continue our streak. I think getting caught up in the whole rivalry thing, it can hurt us as far as not coming out and playing our best basketball. |
We've got to go back to the drawing board and get some home cooking. |
We've had three tough games in a row. We didn't bring our 'A' game. We didn't even bring our 'B' game. |
We've just committed to this team and turned things around. We've gotten results. It feels good. It looks good and everybody kind of has their chests poked out now. We want to feel like we can compete with anybody, whether it's the best teams or worst teams, and still get the job done executing. |
When it was all about V.C. the Raptors played with fear, and that's not how you win games. |
When you come out to play a rival you never know. Regardless of the up-and-downs, you are going to get the best effort. It was important for us to come out focused. You want to jump on them early and stay up. If you give the team life at any point in time they can come back and beat you. |
When you think something can't be done, that's when he pulls off another stunt. |
With our talent, when we step on the court, we expect to win and can't expect anything less, ... They just kept coming and coming and out-hustled us in the second half. |
You always want to come out and put your mark on the game early, if possible, especially a home game. At the same time, we knew how bad they beat us last time, so it was extra motivation for us to come out and play a solid basketball game. |