He's not a point guard, ... Right now, he's a highlight film. And it's not fair to him right now. We didn't expect him to have to be our point guard. |
He's not nearly as aggressive because of his shoulder. But you don't want to look for excuses. We've got to look for ways to get better. |
He's not ready to play. |
He's out 'til after All-Star break, and then we'll evaluate him after All-Star break. |
He's phenomenal. He's one of the best that's come into this league in a long, long time. |
He's playing on one leg, and he was phenomenal. I looked a few times, and Ben was behind him, and you couldn't see him. |
He's rebounding at a higher pace [6.7 per game] than he ever has before. As he gets in better shape and he gets healthy, those numbers will only improve. |
He's rebounding at a higher pace than he ever has before. As he gets in better shape and he gets healthy, those numbers will only improve. For him with eight seconds left, to go and hit those free throws, well, that's something we haven't done before [under pressure]. |
He's sore. If he doesn't get hit, I'm sure he'll be all right. If he gets hit, it's going to be painful for a while. |
He's the farthest thing from a point guard. |
He's the most improved player I think I've ever coached, and he's as good a kid as I've ever been around. He does things for our team to please me to a fault, but you get enough like that and we'll have some people cheering for us. |
He's trying so hard to please me, instead of just playing, |
He's way behind where he will be, but he's worked very hard and he's getting better every day. He's nowhere up to the level of conditioning that Channing Frye, David Lee and Jackie Butler and the rest of our young kids are at this time. But I always think that it takes bigger guys longer. |
He's your leader, he's arguably your best player. We got a young team. They look up to somebody like him. If he doesn't show positive vibes it's not going to help them. He always tells me, 'No coach, I'm involved, I'm not getting down.' I said, 'Sometimes you have to show them that.' Again, that's not his nature, but it would be helpful. |
Health-wise, I'm better off than I was when I took the job, I wasn't in control of that. I want to retire here. I want to fulfill my contract, and I'd like to stay involved as long as they'll have me. |