Jeff Gundy
Jeff Gundy
basketball iq
I thought our basketball IQ at the end of the game, up 11, could have been a lot better.
deserve fourth inside intensity level outside selection shot versus
That was a very disappointing fourth quarter. (The) level of defense, the intensity was not correct, and the shot selection was outside in, versus inside out. That's very disappointing, and we deserve what we got.
defense missing partly shots
That was probably part defense and probably partly them missing shots they can make.
assertive charts far passionate played
That was by far the most passionate that McGrady has played in some time. I thought he was off the charts tonight, just very assertive on offense, vocal, on the board, defensively - I just thought he was great.
somebody weapon
That's a very important weapon to have, especially when you have somebody like Bryant.
great presented ryan
I think that is what presented itself. They were unselfish, Ryan (Bowen , who was guarding Jamison) slipped, Jamison had a great look and we were fortunate.
adds hard improvement progress rookie slowly small
It is infinitesimally small progress each day so it adds up so slowly it's hard to notice. But if you look back, even from (the end of his rookie season) to now, the improvement is so great.
foreign half
Like most American or foreign players, he understands about half of what I say.
growing pains teams youngest
I think they are just going through the growing pains of being one of the youngest teams in the league. I like how their team is built.
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 hard talent
Our guys competed really hard for the most part. It's wasn't like we overwhelmed them with talent, that's for sure.
difficult goes guys hard hit shots start team time
Our guys try hard on defense. Any time a team goes 1-for-18 (to start a quarter), they are probably going to hit some of those shots most times. We got back and made things difficult for them.