[Conroy and Robinson are the Pac-10's No. 1 and No. 3 assist men, respectively, and their generosity has created a surprising leading scorer in Simmons, an underexposed sharpshooter who stepped into the starting lineup while Roy was recovering from a meniscus tear in his right knee.] We're like family. We enjoy each other's company off the court, ... And it doesn't feel crowded on the court. You just have to find who's hot at the right time. |
[The only other team that has matched that feat is Illinois, whose two stars made an impression on Robinson over the summer.] I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis], ... They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20 -- they do what they have to do to help the team. |
Coach just said, 'Get a hand up,' and I was right there. I just stayed in front and backed him up, and he took a desperation three. But he made a good shot. |
Even though it was a negative thing that happened, I wasn't feeling too bad, 'cause a positive thing came out of it, ... I don't fault Miami for anything; I'm just here at Rutgers, at home, where I'm happy. |
Every time Coach talks to me he says listen to the message, not how it's said. It's kinda hard to really listen to exactly what he says instead of taking it personally, trying to do everything right for him and it's not good enough. At the same time you can't look at it that way. You've got to look at it like he's trying to help you. |
He hasn't been beat in the county. Now there is an opportunity for someone to beat him. We'll see how bad he wants it. |
He played like a veteran. Like he's been in the league 10 years. It's tough dealing with guys that are so free to pick and choose what to do whenever they want. |
He played like he has been in the league for 10 years. |
He was under me, and I was trying to fall. So, when I grabbed his arm, I was trying to push him out of the way. |
He's got me by 25 [137 to 112] right now; for two players on one team to have 100-some assists, that's crazy. |
Honestly, Coach is great. He's like a father figure to me because he's so hard on me. Growing up, my dad was always on me. 'You've got to do this, you've got to do that.' But at the end of the day, I love my dad. I love him to death. I'd do anything for my dad. That's how it is with Coach. |
I am going to go at him (Iverson). I am going to make him play defense. That is what I tried to do tonight. |
I apologized to him like 100 times already. I definitely took full responsibility of what I did. Hopefully it's minor because I would hate for me to be the one to hurt his career or anything like that. |
I didn't make the right play. |
I had to, ... Tie my suit up, tie my tie and just get downstairs to my car as fast as I could, so nobody could see me. |