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
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.
difference knock main shots team tim tonight type win
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.
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.
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.
coaching knew san team
(In San Antonio), I knew what I was getting into from a team standpoint, from a coaching standpoint.
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,
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.