John Wooden said the best teacher is the bench, ... If I go that route, and I haven't decided, it won't be because I'm angry. It will be that we have to grab some people's attention. The only way to get people's attention is with playing time. |
(He can) push the ball, (he's a) good defender. A lot of people spoke very highly of him, so now we're gonna take a look at him. |
A lot of it is just mental breakdowns, it's just errors. Guys not being where they're supposed to be. |
A lot of teaching. |
A lot of times, it's not what an agent does for you when things are going great as much as it is when things are pretty rough. We started this season 0-9, and Lonnie was always calling to check on me. That means a lot. |
Allen has the ball so much that you kind of gear your defense around trying to stop him. You know in certain situations who is going to get the ball. That doesn't mean you are going to stop him, obviously, but you know the ball is going to go through Allen Iverson. |
Antonio has been a professional his whole career. He's president of the players' association and he understands that's a huge responsibility. And regardless of what disappointments we all may have, you got to do your job first. |
Antonio showed up because he got traded and he's a pro. We're very respectful of each other, he's a good man, and he did what was right. |
Are there going to be some disappointing times? Yeah. But the team that has won a couple of world championships, the San Antonio Spurs, also had some disappointing moments along the way. |
As coaches, our thing is not necessarily wins and losses, it's how we play the basketball game. I worry about how we're playing the game and the records will take care of themselves. |
As far as I'm concerned, we haven't played a game yet, have we? Everybody's 0-0 right now. I don't know what Rob may or may not have said and I'm not saying he did not say those things. As a coach and as a competitor, I like to think our team has just as good a chance as anyone else. |
At his age and this time of his life, he doesn't want the stress of being up and down all the time. It wears you out. |
Bryan and I are going to talk a lot more in the weeks to come. He obviously has proven he understands what it takes to put together a team. |
But no one feels sorry for us, and we can't feel sorry for ourselves. We just have to remember these beatings and give them back some day. |
Can they play at 7 o'clock? ... I think that encompasses everything. I know the guys who can, I want to find out about the other guys. |