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.
defense few games job keeping key last
We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the key for us.
guys
I know what those guys are going through because I've been there,
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.
good practice tonight
Tonight was a good practice for us for the playoffs.
basketball games good team time
This team has a lot of good basketball in it. We're what, 20 games into the season? We still have time to get things going in the right direction.
rebound turning
We were one rebound away from winning, for really turning it into a series.
gotta guy hit next stronger wants willing
You gotta be a guy that really wants it. You gotta be a guy that's willing to take constructive criticism. You gotta be a guy that's resilient. A lot of things aren't going to go the way you want them to go in this league, so you gotta take that hit and be even stronger the next time.
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.
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.
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.
creates energy gave gets great locking open quarter quick second sync team unit
The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this team gets in sync quick and we're locking down on defense, it creates a lot more opportunities on the other end for us.
games great guys individual last page sure talent wins
But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same page to win. I'm not sure they had that last season.
learn
Now we have to learn how to win.