Chucky Atkins
Chucky Atkins
Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkinsis an American former professional basketball player who played for 9 different NBA teams throughout his career...
key tough
In the playoffs, the key for us is how tough we are and are we going to go get the rebounds.
count defense easier finish game games hard hold playing team time win
Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count on the defense to make plays. That's what's going to win us games in the playoffs. We just have to keep playing hard and finish games and we'll have a chance.
added addition available eager fills great happy leader point veteran
Chucky is a veteran point guard, and he fills our need for an added leader in the backcourt. He will be a great addition to our team, and we are happy he was available and eager to come to Memphis.
guys
I know what those guys are going through because I've been there,
best coach eight rotation seven team wants
A shorter rotation is to be expected. Every team and every coach does that. Every team wants its seven or eight best out there.
shoot themselves wizards
The Wizards can shoot themselves in a game, and they can shoot themselves out of a game. At least that's the way it was when I was there.
dallas greater harder played seems smarter
Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed from there.
dangerous heat jump knew playing teams
Teams (like Minnesota) that aren't playing for anything are always dangerous because they play loose. You always want to jump on teams like that and not give them a chance. We knew we had to put the heat on them quick.