Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
Known as "Rip," he was an NBA shooting guard with a deadly 15-foot jump shot. He helped lead the Detroit Pistons to an NBA Championship in 2004.
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth14 February 1978
CityCoatesville, PA
coach job stuff
My thing is, your job is to coach the team. Your job is not to say stuff to me, and that's what got me (ticked) off.
Nah. Not at all. It's a whole new, different season.
ball blocking everywhere shots stealing
He was everywhere the ball was. He was stealing the ball, blocking shots and getting rebounds.
mix
He comes at you on every possession. You've got to mix it up on him.
I tell you, that's crazy. Just to think of it or look at it ... that's great, that's great.
believed belonged confidence gotten lost might playing year
I think he might have gotten down. I think he lost his confidence a little bit. I didn't know that he really believed that he really belonged here but this year he's playing with a lot more confidence.
few handle problems
We handle a lot of transactions with very few problems,
energy games looking lose tough week
Usually, these games are tough to play, because you're looking at a week off. But our energy was great. We didn't want to lose two in a row, and we wanted to make a statement.
great played traded until
We got the win. They played great and we just kind of traded baskets with them until the end.
good hit job pulling second shots top
We just didn't hit our shots in the second half. That's why they are a top 10 team. They have a seasoned coach, and they did a good job of pulling off the win.
playing
Man, we've been playing a lot of games.
great matter playoffs
I'm in a great rhythm. I feel good. It really doesn't matter to me, because the playoffs are a whole different thing.
good moving strengths
I am able to use different strengths that I am good at, like back-door cuts, ... It's just a lot of moving without the ball, and that's something that I have always done pretty well.
opportunity tells win
I come from a place where this doesn't happen. To be here is unbelievable because when everyone tells you, you can't do something, you can't do something, you can't do something, and you get the opportunity to be in the NBA, to win a championship, and now, to be an All-Star, it's unbelievable.