Peja Stojakovic
Peja Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković, also known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and is currently the director of player personnel and development for the Sacramento Kings and the general manager for the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento’s NBA D-League affiliate. He also holds Greek citizenship...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 June 1977
CityPozega, Croatia
continue feeling finding good hard helping looking playing team
Stephen and I are still feeling each other out, finding out what each other does and when we do well continue to get better and better and the team will get better and better. We just need to keep playing good defense, looking for each other, playing hard and helping each other out. Very important win.
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It's very important to get back on the winning track. We know we've got to stay in the mix and keep playing hard and getting this type of result. Every game is important the rest of the way out.
basketball hard-work thinking
The basketball skills I have, I've got because I work hard. When you work hard, I think you don't have to be afraid of anything.
huge
Those turnovers were a huge factor. We just have to be more patient.
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We cannot be down seven or eight in the last four minutes and all of a sudden turn things around. Energy and focus has to be there for 48 minutes.
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Unbelievable. He is averaging almost 20-20 every night. He's the reason why the Magic are winning at home.
care dress
I don't care about that dress code. When you always look good, it's not a problem.
imagine
I can imagine him coaching, ... but I can't imagine him in a suit.
los reminds since winning
Since he's come back, he's been an unbelievable player. He's so much better this year. He's unstoppable right now. He reminds me of when Shaquille (O'Neal) was winning championships in Los Angeles.
avoid best detroit east good playing team teams three trying
Obviously, we all know that Detroit is the best team in the East right now. They're playing good basketball. All three teams are trying to avoid Detroit.
feels hoping
It feels better because I didn't do anything (Wednesday). I'm hoping I'll be able to play. We'll see.
felt
It felt good. I thought it was in.
coach decided handle pain point ready sit
It got to the point where I wasn't able to handle the pain. The coach decided I should sit out this one and try to be ready for Thursday.
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Jeff played great defense on Mike James on the last shot. It was a tough shot to make and it won the game.