I'm sure he is from everything I hear, but I've got to wait until that happens. |
In a close game like this, you're battling and you can't afford turnovers and allow them to score. When they were shooting free throws, we were taking jump shots. It doesn't work that way. You've got to attack the basket. |
It was a hard-fought game, but we gave them too much cushion and we couldn't really recover. But our second unit in the third quarter played unbelievable. I wish we could've played them the whole second half. |
It was personal for both of them. They both did a great job tonight. |
It's a good trade for everybody now, until they start playing with these guys. Indiana gets some much-needed scoring punch, and the Kings get that much-needed defensive presence. ... Right now it looks real good. But if Ron-Ron is right, Sacramento will get the better end of that deal. |
It's a great victory. They're the best team in basketball. They came in and thought they were going to blow us out of the arena. We stood up for ourselves. |
It's almost funny before you realize how sad it is. You want to try and tell somebody how to brace for the impact but you know you can't. How do you tell somebody they're going to get run over by a truck when they see it coming too but can't get out of the way? |
It's been a long time coming. |
It's hard to know which way to go when you get blindsided by something like this. It's literally one foot in front of the other right now. That's as far as you look. |
Right now, I really don't even know what to say about it. And now, it's really in the hands of my agent [New York-based Andy Miller] and the Hawks, to see how the details get worked out. |
That was big because I let my team down (in the last game). I just had to come on -- be more aggressive and produce. |
That's nonsense, and it's not fair to Coach and not fair to Jason. Jason never complained about anything. Never. He was a true professional in every sense, and he understood, like we all do, that a coach is like a parent in a lot of ways. They're on your case one minute, but at the end of the day, we're still a family no matter what. |
The Magic just beat us. They did what they had to do to protect their home court. We've got to keep trying to win and continue to play the right way. |
The No. 1 thing is their tradition and their history. And then you look at the steps they're taking to get back to that level. Right now, I would love to be in the situation they're in, where they're fighting for a playoff spot and have a very good chance of making it. |
They always play hard. Every time we cut it close, they would come down the next three or four possessions and get exactly the shot they wanted. They really execute well. |