He's a pretty competitive human being and he's got a lot of pride. I talk to them about personal and professional pride a lot, and he's got a lot of that. |
He's feeling comfortable with how we want to play, and you're going to see him get better. He's so fast with the ball that our guys need to get used to him. But the key thing is that he wants to be here and he's going to be here for a while. |
He's so athletic and so quick that he should be in the low post. He's got good instincts to play. ... I'm thrilled about him. |
Here's what I really remember about Mike. On Thanksgiving he had us all over in Milan. We all had Thanksgiving at his apartment. It was just a neat day. |
His upside is a joke. He could be really special. |
His wife was awesome, cooked us this huge meal. It was such a neat day. |
I agree with the suspension. I think the thing the league is looking at, which I appreciate, is this one spilled into the stands. Everybody knows if it spills into the stands it's going to get ugly. |
I am really proud of the kid. And I think I got that across to him. When this all went down, the papers in New York all wrote that I (affected his draft status), which wasn't true. And I think he bought into that. |
I can't explain it. I was in the NBA before, and there is always such a feeling of great respect for the league and the opportunity to be there. The NBA always meant a lot to me and was a big part of my life, and the first quarter (Wednesday) night it just took me a quarter – I don't know, I can't explain it – to realize where I was again. But it didn't take long. |
I can't get over Wilcox. He's bringing a lot of energy all over the floor. The sky is the limit with him. We just have to work on his footwork and his balance and then we can post him up a little more. But he's a handful. |
I can't get over Wilcox. He's playing great. He played absolutely great. |
I can't get over Wilcox. I'm going to have to get on him about his assists. |
I didn't want to have to double (team) Ely. Maybe we just didn't think he would do that. The lack of concentration and defensive aggressiveness is hard to understand. I tried everything I could think of. It just wasn't there. We just dug too deep a hole. |
I don't anticipate him doing much for us on the floor this year. |
I don't golf, so I try to get into as many ballgames in a week as I can. I pitch, but I have to play every other position when I sub. I love playing all the positions. |