I don't need to take any credit for that. Tyson just kind of came to the conclusion he was putting too much pressure on himself and trying to live up to some sort of unrealistic expectations. That's the first significant contract around here for quite a while -- the Bulls have traded for some, but as far as an outright signing of a guy. ... It can be tough for a young guy to handle. |
I don't think we had any business being in OT, anyway. You don't have to score if you get two or three stops. As has been the case, we had trouble. Five point lead, buck-forty to go; that's a game we won last year. |
I don't think we had any business being in OT, anyway. You don't have to score if you get two or three stops. As has been the case, we had trouble. Five-point lead, buck-40 to go; that's a game we won last year. |
I don't think we had any business being in overtime. We're up by five with 1:44 to go. As has been the case, we've had trouble getting stops. You're up five with that amount of time left, you don't need to score if you can get two or three stops in a row. |
I don't want to be changing the lineup all the time, but to [keep the same lineup], we have to have a whole bunch of guys be consistent in their roles. So far, we haven't gotten to that. The other night was an ideal night for a smaller lineup. I'd rather not be changing it all the time, but that might be the way it is. |
I don't want to be changing the lineup all the time. In order to do that, we have to have a bunch of guys be consistent in their roles. We haven't gotten to that point yet. |
I gave it some thought until he missed the first bus and came on the second bus, and the thought was over. That was the end of that thought. |
I get the impression sometimes that people think there's some sort of magic dust that the coach can sprinkle over the guys to make them aware of everything. We talk to our guys every day about exactly where we are [in the race]. With certain groups, that works really well. With others, it might not. |
I guess the assumption I'll go under is that we'll start the same way we did (Saturday) night. |
I guess, yeah, you could say. It would unrealistic to expect Ben to score 30 games a game. |
I had 20 or something and guys have gotten into the 20s, so there's reason to think that at some point somebody is going to do it. But the opponent had an awful lot to do with that, and no one plays like that anymore. |
I just read a couple of [Raptors coach] Sam Mitchell quotes that sounded like he was going to be there. |
I just sprinkled the magic dust on them and they took off. I don't remember what I said. |
I know for a fact Shaq is going to be ready for this time of year. |
I made it very clear to him what my view was. We have more plays in our offense (for Ben) than any team has in their offense for any player in the league. |