Brian Hill
Brian Hill
area extremely good man move natural rather talented wants
He's a talented young man and wants to be able to do everything right now. But you have to take it in steps, and there's a natural progression to everything. To me, it's better to be extremely good in one area and then move on to another area, rather than just being mediocre.
along both ends few floor great job last season
He's done a great job this season and he's done a great job over the last few weeks. He's come along on both ends of the floor and that's something that we've really needed.
chasing combine credit game parts playing terms thinking
He's doing more than he's ever had to really do before, in terms of thinking about the game and playing all the parts of the game. And to combine that with chasing down every rebound, that's a credit to him that he's able to keep that pace.
attention defensive lack paying
We made some mistakes. We were compromised by how much attention we were paying to Kobe, but it was not for a lack of defensive effort.
guards second
Other than Carlos, our guards just got tentative in the second half.
good job phenomenal pierce
Pierce had a phenomenal game. But other than that, we did a real good job defensively.
hard offensive work
He's had some opportunities. He's got to work hard to get low-post position. If we're going to play inside-out as a team, he has to play inside-out as an offensive player.
baby birth distance exhibit kept mom opportunity peace public quiet since until
He has been on exhibit since his birth, but we had kind of kept the public at a distance until today, to give mom and baby a little peace and quiet and a little opportunity to get to know each other.
darn
He was pretty darn tired. But I wasn't going to take him out at the end of the game.
bunny coming guys keeps run
He just has one of those bodies, kind of like (Detroit's Richard) Hamilton, and the wiry-type guys can just run all night. He's like the Energizer bunny because he just keeps coming at you.
bottom pain trying
He just has a lot of pain in that abdominal area, and we're just trying to get to the bottom of it.
active attacked boards defensive excellent offensive
He (Howard) was very focused. He attacked the basket. He was really active on the defensive end and on offensive boards and he did a excellent job.
bit felt game looked morning practice rather rush until waited
He looked like like he was still favoring it a little bit this morning when he was out on the floor. We just felt it would be much better for him if he waited until Wednesday's game and he was able to get a practice or two under his belt, rather than rush him right back into a game.
shots struggling win
He made all the big shots when we were struggling offensively. He was fantastic. We don't win without him.