Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins is an American former basketball player who played for twelve teams in fourteen professional seasons. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall. Despite his size, he is reportedly able to bench press 315 pounds. He is currently the head coach for the Douglas County High School varsity basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth2 June 1976
CityCleveland, OH
easier guys overload rest teams tend
When he's out there and he's passive, teams tend to overload on everyone else. When he's aggressive, it makes it a lot easier for the rest of the guys on the team.
knew pain quickness shot
I knew I was going to have the soreness. I knew that I was going to have a little pain. I don't think it hindered me doing the things that I want to do. . . . I think my shot was off. It was evident. But my speed, my quickness and my ball-handling were there. So the shot will come.
complete hard played points win
They just played a complete game. When you give up as many points as we did in the first half, it's hard to win anything.
answer
I'm going to keep on shooting. I don't know what the answer is for the other guys.
last learned lesson record zero
I learned my lesson from last year, ... (Denver's record is now) zero and zero.
bench depth shows stepped
It just shows the depth that we have here. Tonight, the bench really stepped up.
great shoot tonight victory
Tonight we showed that you don't have to shoot great to still get the victory. As long as you do all the other things on the court, you can be OK.
broke guys knew played playoffs skeptical took
Everything is just fine. I'm comfortable. When I first broke it, I told everyone, 'When the playoffs come, I'll be ready.' A lot of guys were skeptical because I haven't played in a while. But I knew what it took to be ready.
effort quarter third
When you lose, it's disappointing. The effort we put out in the third quarter was horrible.
games playing playoffs scoring win
The scoring will come. The most important part of the playoffs is your defense. We are playing well on defense. You win games on defense.
closer games worry
After the first quarter, we didn't have to worry about it. The games are a lot closer this year.
accept guys playing playoffs sacrifices terms
Once the playoffs start, we are going to be a different team. I think guys are going to have to make sacrifices in terms of playing time. If we're able to make sacrifices and accept our roles, we'll be OK.
win
Definitely. It's going to be very important for us (to win the division).
goes life shooting
Basically, you're shooting (to return) for the playoffs. It's disappointing, but life goes on. I'll be all right.