For a big man to throw it in, you know it's just your night. Personally, I hate to blow a team out because that fuels their fire. It's like somebody slapping you in your face, and you want to get 'em back. |
He makes those all the time in practice, just throwing them up. He's a special individual. |
I came back with an I-don't-care attitude. If I had an open shot, I was taking it. I think that helped me. |
I had never seen him so quick before. He took off one time, and I was like, 'Gosh.' He's been carrying us for a long time down the stretch here, but he was amazing. |
I hadn't seen the spin move in a long time, and he brought that out. He looked really good. I hope he can maintain it. |
I think it's time for me to remind some of these young guys that the league pays a bonus for best record. Money's still a nice motivation, you know. |
I told some of the coaches at practice the other day that my biggest pet peeve is when, as soon as the other team goes small, it seems like you've got to change (the lineup). Give your big guys a chance first. |
If they had about 20 more games in the season, you know they'd be in the playoffs. Shoot, if they started the season all over, they might end up with the No.2 seed (in the East). |
It really hurts when you get some questionable calls down the stretch. |
It's a lot easier to get in a rhythm if you're playing minutes. |
It's very important. There are a lot of good teams in the West. |
More days off helps me out more now than in the past. Then I wanted to practice so I could keep everything working, mechanically and skills-wise. Now I really like the days off. But we needed to work on some things, especially our rebounding and boxing out. So it was good to get back to work. |
Nothing against Tony, but there's other guys playing great. Tracy (McGrady) has to be there. It's in Houston. And then you got Kobe and Ray Allen. He's just got some stiff competition. |
Oh, look at this right here, maybe I should put this one up and win this game! |
Our bench production was strong tonight. We're going to need more from guys like Brent and myself as we progress through the playoffs. It's tough getting to 62 wins. There are a lot of good teams out there. These guys are hard-nosed and they want to go out there and play their best. |