My numbers are down from previous years, but I feel like this is my best all-around year. I feel like I've grown as a player through all the stuff that's happened with our team. It's been a trying year for us, but I feel like I've grown up because of it. |
No way. I can only imagine what they might be saying. |
Nobody thought they would shoot this good. And it wasn't just one guy we could key on because it was everybody tonight. |
Not at all. This year didn't go the way we wanted as far as reaching our goals, but we believe it's short-term. |
Some of the guys set the table for me and all I had to do was knock down the shots. Tonight, Jalen and Eddy (Curry) got it going and I had a good fourth quarter. We're a deep team and we feel like that's one of our strengths. It's about chemistry and we're still getting used to each other. We know that anybody can come off the bench and contribute. |
Sometimes the ball doesn't bounce your way. |
That was embarrassing. I've never seen a game quite like that. We got behind really fast. |
That was embarrassing. We have to have a better effort than that. |
that's my statement and I'm done with it. |
That's pretty accurate. Coach, I try to listen to him to a T. When he says something, I try to do it to the best of my ability. I won't short-cut it. Even he's like, 'Sometimes you've got to just play. You don't have to do everything I say.' It's working out now. |
That's the coach's opinion. It doesn't really matter what I think, because he said it. |
That's unbelievable. That's a testament to how good he is. He's won at every level he's ever been at. |
The chemistry is getting better. We are getting used to the new guys out there. We're starting to execute what Coach wants. Ever since the Memphis game, we have taken off. We should be 4-0 but we lost the close one to Memphis and really we should have beaten Chicago. |
The young guys just have so much energy. This is a great opportunity for them. |
There was a lot built up, all those cameras out there when he walked out. I'm sure that can get to anybody. But he handled it really well and he played it cool, and he never stopped coaching us. |