I was sorry that the crowd, some of the people booed him, that's never what any coach would like to see happen. I want to coach him and I want to make him better and I don't want him to have to go through what he's gone through. I really was proud of the way he acted. |
I was thrilled. The young kids have been working hard and it shows. They played together well and they defended well, made some big plays and that's a reward in itself. |
I was worried about Kendra. Antonio told me that's why he went into the stands, to defend his wife. ... We could have used him out there (on the floor). I don't blame him, though, and I don't think anybody blames him. |
I wasn't aware how well he could shoot the ball, ... He can really shoot it. |
I wish this would get over. It's really about the players and us getting better. |
I won't play the rookies all the time, but they earned it. It's going to take some time. We're trying to figure out who can play and who can help us. |
I wouldn't imagine that Marbury and Francis would be comfortable not playing a lot of minutes. We're also finding out if they can play together and so far, I don't see any reason why they can't. |
I'd have been horrified if we didn't fight back. |
I'd have trouble coming up with a starting team some games. Where are you going to get your offense? |
I'd like to put Stu Jackson and David Stern and some of those guys in that same situation and see how they would have reacted. He helped get things under control. |
I'll have a better handle on it tomorrow. He wanted to go back in and them motioned to me pretty quickly that he was hurt. |
I'm amazed at the restraint (Davis) had. I'd like to put Stu Jackson or (NBA commissioner) David Stern in that situation and see how they'd react. He'd have been in a lot more trouble if he went home that night and hadn't done anything. |
I'm aware of our record. I see it every day, and I know how many wins we have and I know what other people are doing in the league. And I do care. But what's more important to me is how we play. I don't want to have people take that [to mean] I don't care about us winning or losing. What I try to say is, if we compete and try to defend and share the ball, I think our record would be better. |
I'm fine. It's a non-issue. |
I'm glad he won the slam-dunk contest, but I don't think they have a scoring system like that when you play a game. And I think he's smart enough to understand that when you have Marbury and Francis and Jamal, you can't play everybody. |