I'm a gambling man and would have a punt on Bernie, |
I'm getting a lot of mail from shooting coaches around the country, ... They are banging the door down to come in and work with our guys and talk to our guys, so maybe I'm going to have to interview some people. No, I don't know. It's been our main guys missing. One game, everybody missed them. They're working on it. It's a long season and you hope that eventually we'll catch ourselves and improve. |
I'm not surprised at all. He's a basketball junkie. He loves to play and he loves to hit you with daggers. That's what he is. |
I'm proud of the way we played, and I'm glad to be going back home. This was a tough trip and really it's not over. It's almost like this is a 10-game road trip. |
I'm proud to have Gilbert represent us at the All-Star Game. Gilbert has been phenomenal for us throughout the season, and his play has helped put us in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. He is very deserving of this honor, and I think it's a credit to our entire team. We're all very excited and grateful that commissioner Stern recognized Gilbert as one of basketball's true stars. |
I've always said that it's about talent, toughness, experience and character in this league, ... We've added two other players, and Antonio Daniels, who give us all of those qualities. The heart is bigger than the man sometimes, and that's what we have. We have competitive players. Guys who are experienced, guys who are talented. We think that is going to take us to another level. |
I've always said: What happens when the tough times come? ... How will we as a team react? How will we as individuals react when times get tough? We'll see how it works. |
I've been very fortunate to coach a guy like Gilbert. His growth and maturity has improved tremendously since his first season. He cares about the team. He cares about winning. He's a tremendous talent and he's only 24. |
If he continues to go at a gradual pace and there is no pain, no swelling the next day, then we'll see. It's something [where] you have to cross your fingers and hope. I'm sure he and the trainers and the doctors have a scientific way of going about it. There is a clock to it in their minds so we've just got to see. |
If the lunatics can be controlled I would have every reason to come back and look at F1. |
If we continue to play like that, we are going to be a pretty good team to finish the season. |
If we go into the next game and come out with a win, 5-5 isn't too bad over the last 10. |
If we want to bring those people to justice, we have to have a district attorney's office, |
In the current climate, I'd rather be a 50 percent part of something that's winning than 100 percent of something that cannot win. |
Indiana's coaches took advantage of mismatches and found things that we couldn't deal with on a consistent basis. They used the pick-and-roll in the middle of the floor and the isolation off the logo with Jackson. |