Quentin Richardson
Quentin Richardson
Quentin L. Richardsonis an American retired professional basketball player, currently serving as the director of player development for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. Richardson played professionally for 13 seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. He won the NBA Three-Point Shootout in 2005...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 April 1980
CityChicago, IL
coach compete defeat listen points
It's tough, but not 28 points tough. That's defeat. I know we had a lot of turnovers, we have a lot of young players. Other than that, we just have to compete and listen to what coach says.
anybody compete conference definitely saying western win
We're not saying we're going to win the Western Conference or anything like that. But we definitely feel like we can compete with anybody in the league.
asked guys mentally people prepare ready shape themselves
Over the summer, most of the guys here know what to expect. I think people can prepare mentally and get themselves in shape and get ready to come out and give what you're asked or not be here.
coach great means proven single won
I said from Day 1, and I'll say it now: I know Coach is a great coach. He's proven it. So the only thing that means to me is that we're not doing it right. We can't be doing it right. Because he's won championships on every single level. So what does that make us? Imbeciles. That's all it can make us.
worse
Just when I thought we couldn't get any worse or go any lower, we find another way to do it.
good player
He showed how good a player he is. He did the same things when he was with us. He got in a zone.
He?s going to have to put on some weight.
care feels negative positive score speak
If we win, I don't care if I score negative points. If we win, I'm happy. I can't speak for everybody, but I feel better and it feels like we're going in more of a positive direction.
excited gym love point work
If (the Suns) used me as the scapegoat, that's fine. I don't point fingers. All I can do is get back in the gym and work hard. I'm just excited about being able to be the real Quentin Richardson and play the way I love to play.
definitely felt unfair
He definitely felt like it was a little unfair situation. And he voiced his opinion.
felt stiff time
I just felt it was getting more stiff as time went on.
games lost played remember seems
I played for the Clippers and we were bad, but I don't remember being around anything like this. I never lost games like this. It seems like we don't care.
sit
I know this is what he would want me to do. He wanted me to be successful. He wouldn't want me to sit at home.
couple frustrated hard practicing worried
You come to a new team, new system, it'll take a couple games, ... I'm not alarmed by anything. I'm just going to keep working hard and practicing hard and keep working at it. As a player, you get frustrated a little bit, but I know with time, everything will come into play, so I'm not that worried about it.