It's very frustrating. Hassan is back, and he's an All-American candidate. Chris (Rodgers) can defend. And Staf (Shakur) is getting better. That's what's frustrating. |
Kirk needs to understand this is going to be a whole lot more physical. They bang you, they push you. It's a whole new ball of wax. |
Salim has been a pleasant surprise, too. He and Channing both deserve a lot of credit. |
The guy who has to decide is Staf. Staf feels he played dang well the last couple of games, which he did. So if that's what he's basing it on, that's what he's basing it on. |
The truth is that we've played well in these cities. The goal is to go in there and sweep. Of course, their goal is to beat the heck out of us. |
The truth of the matter is that most (NBA) people have said that. You can't guarantee a lottery pick, but he's going to be bigger and stronger. He made a good decision. |
The value of this is that there hasn't been a pickup game in history that was as good as a practice. |
They almost got us twice. |
They pretty much took us apart. Something happened. Their defensive attitude changed. |
They were very nice. It was my impression they had a marvelous time. |
They'll all back except for Daniel (Dillon). |
They've changed the landscape. They've changed the tone, in my mind, of what we're going to have to deal with. But at least we'll know what we're facing if all their guys come back. |
This makes it a brighter day, I'll say that. |
We all had some things we just had to point out. But it was for them to kind of watch and make comments. |
We looked each other in the eye and told the truth. The facts are: Last six games, 11.5 points a game, three games out of double figures in the last six and every one was in double figures before then. You tell me. He just had to pick it up. |