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
build game help opened quick run stop stops
We want to build on something that will help us in the long run and we want to defensively get more stops and stop fouling. We did that and offensively we were quick and that just opened up the game for us.
challenge closest forward french-author helping looking team
To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat.
challenge closest forward helping looking team
To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited, ... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat.
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.
areas game help improvement room team
In a nutshell, they're already a championship team but they have room for improvement and I feel my game can help them in the areas where they need improvement,
areas game help improvement room
In a nutshell, they're already a championship team, but they have room for improvement. And I feel my game can help them in the areas where they need improvement.
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.
bit caught coming eventually few offense relax stops
Sometimes when your offense is coming easy, you relax a little bit on defense. We got caught in that for a while. As a result, with them being such a high-scoring team, eventually it was up to us to get a few stops and just keep scoring.
everybody handle number step
Everybody has to step it up. You never know when your number is going to be called. We have to handle our business, everything else will handle itself.
guys living shoot
At 7 feet, there's a lot of guys he can just shoot over. He's been making a living doing that.
expected
Do what you're expected to do and go on about your way,
To me, nothing has changed. He?s still got the same game.
bad came hurts league seen standpoint understand
Well, it hurts from the standpoint to think the way everything came about. At the same time, I mean, I understand it's a business. I've been in this league for 10 years. I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly.
care consistent hard head towards worry
We have to take care of our own business. We can't worry about Dallas. We have to play hard and play consistent as we head towards the playoffs. If we do that we will be all right.