Michael Finley
Michael Finley
Michael Howard Finleyis an American retired professional basketball player, basketball executive and a film producer. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1973
CityMelrose Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
against beat early establish motivation ourselves unspoken
It was an unspoken motivation for us against them tonight. They beat us pretty well at their place, and we just wanted to establish ourselves early and often, and I think we did that.
basketball bit break compete everybody fired guys relaxed tony
Only two guys didn't have a break and that was Tony and Tim. Everybody else relaxed and just got away from basketball a little bit and was fired up to come back here and compete and that's what we did.
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It's my fault that we got to this point. I was guilty of being overly optimistic. I wanted to believe that the next deal was the one that was the difference maker. ... I was wrong. ... Waiving Mike gave us the opportunity to reclaim financial flexibility. It never should have gotten to this point. My mistake let it. Which makes it all the more painful. It's a business, but it really is personal.
coming forward looking situation
For me, I'm coming to a situation where I'm wanted, and I'm looking forward to it.
coming establish themselves title trying
They're coming in trying to establish themselves as a title contender.
added boost main team type win
It was even more important for us to win without Tim. We showed what type of team we are with one of our main ingredients not even playing, so when he comes back it will give us an added boost of confidence.
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It was important for us to win without Tim (Duncan) to show what type of a team we are without one of our main ingredients. I had the same shots I've had in the past, but the only difference was tonight I was able to knock them down.
far game step success tony
Tony is a big part of our success so far this season. Tonight, everyone had to step up and do something that he would usually give us during the game as far as assists and points. Everyone did that tonight.
ball bench great guys last opportunity playing rest starters team
When we had the team down big last night, it was a great opportunity to rest our starters and give the bench guys a lot more playing time. Instead, we made it a ball game.
coaching knew san team
(In San Antonio), I knew what I was getting into from a team standpoint, from a coaching standpoint.
future guess seen
I guess I wasn't seen as part of the future in the Mavericks' eyes, which is cool,
energy helped knock legs
It helped to get the energy back, so I was able to get my legs under me and knock down some shots.
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If you have it, great. I mean, you obviously want your fans there, but if you don't, you can't get caught up in that. If you're on the road, you've got to throw on your boots, lace them up and take care of business.
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In some circumstances the bison appear to just ignore the vehicle. In other circumstances though we have seen them disturbed and pushed off the road, wasting energy, energy that is so important and valuable for them in the winter,