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
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We've been looking forward to the playoffs since the end of last season.
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I was surprised. They just lost (Game 7 to the Pistons) in the last couple of minutes and they had one of the best records in the NBA, then they switched everything up. I guess they felt they had to get better.
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Oh, yeah, you wanted this game, man. Coach Brown coached us the last two years, and he got a new team, so we definitely wanted to come out and make a statement.
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I feel good, especially the last couple of games. He's been putting the ball in my hands and allowing me to create and allowing me to make plays.
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We knew last time (here) we had a 10-point lead (in the fourth) and D-Wade got hot and we didn't want that to happen again.
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We've been waiting to get to the playoffs since the last game last season. So now to get an opportunity to play, we're all excited.
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All that other stuff, best record and all of that, doesn't mean anything. This is the time we've been waiting for since we lost the last game last year.
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In my career, going back to Connecticut, I've never run into a point guard like Chauncey. He wants the ball in his hands in every tough situation, and he hits big shots and still keeps his teammates involved.
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In all my years, going back to Connecticut, I've never had a point guard like Chauncey Billups. I've never played with one who wanted the ball in his hands in every tough situation and who could make big shots and keep his teammates involved.
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I know what's a good shot. I rarely take any bad shots. I'm not just going to come down and raise up a three. I'm very selective on what shots I take.
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It's sore. We'll see how it feels tomorrow. But these are the playoffs. You've got to fight through it. I'm going to get through it.
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Everyone is healthy and ready for the party. That's good.
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Everybody says we don't have no superstars. No, we've got five superstars. If we wanted to have a guy averaged 30 points a game, we could do that. But we want bigger things. We want a championship and we know one guy can't guard five.
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It was just a game we wanted to get, ... We didn't want to start off slow and sluggish. Flip did a good job of putting us in spots and allowing us to make plays.