Rafer Alston
Rafer Alston
Rafer Jamel Alstonis an American retired professional basketball player. He played for six NBA teams throughout his career...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 July 1976
CityNew York City, NY
effect instead start uphill
You just got to start with a win. That way the snowball effect can start going uphill instead of downhill.
prepare prepared sports
We just weren't prepared to go into the battle, and I think that's one thing about, not just sports, but life. You have to prepare yourself and we just weren't prepared.
great hitting inability knock outside passes pinpoint shots
(We're) not hitting outside shots ? again. ( Yao Ming ) is making great, pinpoint passes to us. We had great spacing. It's the inability to consistently knock down outside shots.
driving guys knew taking
We always knew he could shoot. Now he's driving to the basket, taking guys off the dribble.
needed stops
We got stops when we needed them. It wasn't always pretty, but we'll take it for sure.
anywhere shoot time
Every time down, you know they're going to them. When they get it going, they can pretty much shoot from anywhere on the court.
games guys help job learn win
We will have to learn to play without him. But we've got guys who can get the job done. We've got a lot of firepower that can help us win games without Tracy.
energy intensity less shoot
We have to find a way to shoot better at home. We have to have more intensity and more energy and less mistakes.
found points
We should have found Yao more. Yao should have had 50 points tonight. He should have had 50.
buts
We should be 3-0, there are no ifs, ands or buts about it.
lose losing rather thinking tonight
Tonight was one night I was thinking about that rather than just thinking about the play. Losing (six) in a row, you just want to come down and get a win. Really, mentally, I was thinking if we lose this one, that's a killer.
half injuries record season shows
The record is still going to look lousy. But it shows without all the injuries what the record could be, what the first half of the season could have been.
appreciate foul guys pad shoot trying win
I didn't appreciate that. You've got the win in hand. You see we're not trying to foul you anymore. I didn't think he was going to shoot the ball. I know they were going for a triple-double. You guys won. Take it on home. Don't pad your stats and try to show us up.
behind four good guy helped hit last pace stepped three turn watch
I'm a good pace guy, a guy with energy. They got to watch us. I'm going to come off the pick-and-roll hard. I'm going to turn the corner. It helped that I stepped behind and hit the shot, something I was doing the last three or four years in this league. That's something I have to keep doing.