I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
Its beyond him now. its time for you to do you own thing." "My thing? my thing only worked if Grace was here to make it work. without Grace, i have an emotionally unbalanced wolf and a Volkswagen.
I'm not nearly as much of a fan of the NBA as I was maybe 10 or 15 years ago, or certainly as I was when I was a player. It's become more entertainment focused, and less focused on the purity of the game.
I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.
I didn't think we'd get to this point that we're at now, but I was ready to lead If we got to this point.
If they are the league ain't doing a good job of it.
I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants.
Everything is sore right now. Everything. I look like I'm doing okay but I can't wait to get home.
I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach, 'There's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in. I told him, 'Have somebody else take the ball out, give me the ball, and everybody get out of the way.'
I don't know any other other team that got to the finals without two all stars.
My family is happy. That makes my job a lot easier. For the fans, I try to put it all out there on the floor.
But then I lock back in and I start thinking about how fun it is to compete during the playoffs and the first round, the second round, and Eastern Conference Finals. If I'm lucky enough to get here again, it will be fun to do it.
Well, of course you question it, especially when you get to this point. I always look at it would I rather not make the playoffs or lose in The Finals? I don't know. I don't know. I've missed the playoffs twice. I lost in The Finals four times. I'm almost starting to be like I'd rather not even make the playoffs than to lose in The Finals. It would hurt a lot easier if I just didn't make the playoffs and I didn't have a shot at it.
Just wanted to inspire my teammates. Obviously, I didn't do enough.
We lost one (Finals), we won two and we lost another one. (We'll) take 50 percent in four years in championships any day. Obviously, we want to win all of them, but that's just the nature of the game. Not proud of the way we played (in this series).
I love seeing my teammates succeed. That's what I get more excited about than anything
I'm going to be one of the top four that's ever played this game, for sure. And if they don't want me to have one of those top four spots, they'd better find another spot on that mountain. Somebody's gotta get bumped, but that's not for me to decide. That's for the architects.
I wouldn't feel good about it at all. At the end of the day I'm here to win a team prize, and that's to win a championship, not an individual prize.
Tonight we had our chances but we ran out of talent.
That team across the way, you tip your hat to them. They did a great job. It showed in these Finals.
They jumped on us. They were the aggressor. They had us on our heels from the beginning.
I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.
The best option for me to do was not to move. I tried, and any little nudge or step, it the cramping would get worse. It was the whole left leg ... nearly the whole left side. ... I drank a lot of fluids at halftime. I even changed my uniform.
I've put our guys in position. I gave them the blueprint. I think they're ready.
A team like Golden State, when they get into a rhythm they make shots.
