Jeff Gundy
Jeff Gundy
caught game good gotten nba transition
He's had many good stretches, it's just that sometimes we get caught up in the numbers. I look at the whole thing, his pick-and-roll coverage, his transition defense. I think he's gotten better from his first game in the NBA through now.
against best good minutes played player time
He had an unexcused lateness so it's unfortunate, but it happens. I think he played his best minutes in a long time against Memphis. It's unfortunate. But he's a good player and a good guy. Tomorrow's another day.
add floor game gives guard needed point poise pushes
He has become the point guard we needed him to become. He gives us passion. He pushes it up the floor and penetrates. The one thing he has to add to his game is poise. Today, he had poise when they were making their run.
cast feels genuinely great late
He was late again. Nothing malicious. He's a great guy, a great guy. I think he feels genuinely bad. He just has got to be responsible, accountable. I think he understands that. He doesn't want to be cast and shouldn't be as problematic. He's not that.
caught clock definitely father last remains time totally turn whether year
Has Father Time totally caught up to him? Dikembe has definitely slowed down from last year to this year and whether he can turn back the clock remains to be seen.
active boards expect good great last playing rebound second three
We can expect much better from (Yao) defensively and on the boards. He had one rebound in the second half, and he was not active defensively. He's been playing great on offense, really great, and he's not been as good on the boards or defensively in the last three games.
active expect half rebound second
We can expect much better from him defensively and on the boards. He had one rebound in the second half and was not active defensively.
matters offense players shot turned
What matters is that we fouled too much, we turned it over too much, and I think we probably shot in the 20's. We didn't play well enough on offense to win. We have professional players out there, so we have no excuses.
best build compensate complement guys obviously strengths stretch tracy trying
We're obviously trying to build around Tracy and Yao, and just as important as getting those two guys has been to get guys we feel best complement their strengths and compensate for their non-strengths, ... We still have a long way to go to get the roster we need to take us where we want to be taken. By no stretch do we feel we're there yet.
contest finally god hitting home run thank until
That'd be like a home run hitting contest where you don't hit it out and you get to do it over until you do hit it out. Thank God he finally made one.
clue coach
That coach has no clue what he's doing. That's what I say when I look at myself.
best center game guys maybe numbers people playoffs reason reduce stands
My thing about numbers is that people who write about the game should never look at Yao Ming and reduce what he stands for to numbers. Some other guys will maybe play better in the playoffs at times. But he is the best regular-season center in basketball. And the reason is he comes to play every night.
guys
I think our guys can make (shots). We haven't made consistently. I think we could make.
spoke
I just spoke to him about him as a player,