This is probably our season right here, to either get back in it or not. Obviously, we have to win our home games. |
This is the time of year when the great players and the great teams elevate their play. We need all of our guys to elevate their play. He's certainly an important part of that. |
This was a game that had a little bit of everything. I thought we showed a lot of fight and we made plays when we had to. They also made plays. Fortunately we had the ball for the last shot. |
This was a game we felt like we needed to win. It's getting to the point where we're making the same mistakes over and over again. |
This was a very difficult practice, and they're going to continue to be difficult. We're just not playing at an intensity level that's necessary for us to win. The guys know it. It's something we've got to get corrected. |
This would have been a real shame if somehow we would have lost it at the end after playing as hard as we played. In the first half we played really well, but we were tied. We came out and played hard and well and deserved to win. |
Those are all John's decisions -- he's the boss. But we talk about it every day. I've yet to be saddled with a player without John asking me. |
To win a game where we only make 12 field goals in the second half, obviously our defense is good. I thought we were very active and it won the game for us. |
Tonight was similar to other games we have played lately. We had our chances and weren't able to make plays when we had those chances. |
Typical dad stuff, ... Spending time with my two boys, going to their little league games. And following the NBA, like always. |
Tyson didn't do much this summer, from what I've seen, compared to last summer when he was here almost 75 days. It's the old thing where your agent tells you don't do anything until you get a contract, and a lot of guys think that literally means don't do anything. It really means don't play basketball. |
Tyson had the blocks. Two of those blocks were big league blocks, the one from behind and the one directly on Paul when he came down the middle. We were able to make our free throws. It was just a gutsy win. |
Tyson's done the best job [defending O'Neal]. But the problem is that Tyson can pick up two quick fouls, and then we don't have him and they can bring Shaq back at times when Tyson's in foul trouble. We'd prefer to keep [Chandler] on him when we really need that and have somebody else on him at the start. |
We . . . stopped running back on defense. |
We are still trying to figure out how to fully utilize him. He is definitely a multidimensional player. |