Whoever it is in the papers talking about trading for our guy, it's as close to tampering as you can get. But you can't prove anything. I'm sure New York can't control it just like we can't control what you guys may talk about. It's not good when you talk about trading our star player, the face of our franchise. |
With Mark Blount at the high post, I don't think teams can double- and triple-team Kevin as much. I think Mark Blount and Eddie (Griffin, the starter) both will give us that two-headed center at the high post that will keep them from sagging off on Kevin. |
Would I love to have them? Yes, but I understand injuries, and there's no use in forcing it or taking any chances. |
You don't want something like that to happen in sports. But nobody feels worse than Kevin. |
You have to have focus on the road and a mental toughness, that's what we're trying to find. |
You have to take care of the basketball. |
You lose that many close games, it will shake your confidence. |
You want to put them in situations to see how they react under competition, with the referees, the crowd, time and score, fatigue, frustration, with no safety blanket. You don't have Kevin coming in, you don't have Ricky coming in. It's on you. |
You're out there getting your behind whipped. You shouldn't be out there laughing and joking around. |
You've got to have a mental approach that's got to be as tough as nails because of the way they play here. I thought earlier in the year we had that when we came in here and won. In Minneapolis I didn't think we had that same approach when they brought the game to us. |