Adrian Griffin
Adrian Griffin
Adrian Darnell Griffinis a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He played in the NBA as a guard and small forward from 1999 to 2008 after playing from 1996 to 1999 in minor leagues. Griffin grew up in Wichita, Kansas and played collegiately at Seton Hall University...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 July 1974
defending followed game guys team total
We just followed the game plan. Defending those guys is just a total team effort.
care
We don't want to make any predictions. But we know if we take care of our business, we can go pretty far.
energy guarded played whoever
Whoever guarded him played with a lot of energy. Fortunately, he didn't get going like he usually can.
matter needed ugly
We got the win, it didn't matter how ugly it was. We needed to get back on track.
guys hurt obviously pick pull weight
Guys get hurt and other guys have got to pull their weight and pick up the slack. We don't make excuses. Obviously we are better when everyone is healthy.
everybody excited gets guys second starts third
It starts with the coach. He gets us ready. We're very prepared. You look at our second unit, even our third unit. Guys come in and they are play with energy. We're so deep. Everybody is real excited about this team.
excellent help shots
We've got excellent scorers. Why do they need me to take shots away from them? I know what I need to do to help this team.
gift knack people sort
Some people have a knack and a gift for that sort of thing, and I think he has it. I don't see too much difference.
ball came capable continue energy good playing putting
I think that is why we came out with a lot of energy. We know he is capable of putting up big numbers. As a team, we have been playing some good ball and we just wanted to continue that.
best gift knack knows people played sort
He's a leader, he knows how to get the best out of us. He has a lot of energy. When I played with him, he was still vocal, he was still a leader. ... Some people just have a knack and a gift for that sort of thing, and I think he has it.
best energy knows
He's a leader, he knows how to get the best out of us. He has a lot of energy.
best coach energy forth half knows name players puts speaks wants
His name speaks well. He's a leader, he knows how to get the best out of us. ... He has more energy than half the players on this team. He wants to win. When a coach puts forth that much effort, it's contagious.
great might push somebody win yell
He commended us on how great a win it was. That would have been a devastating loss. He didn't really yell at halftime. He just got our attention. It's like if somebody nudges you, you might not notice. But if you push a little harder, you get their attention.
court
But he can't go out on the court and play. We have to take some accountability as players.