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
beat fight help regardless team trying
I am beat up. I am just trying to fight through it. Regardless of how I am shooting, I am still trying to help my team any way I can.
hit mask rubber took trying wrist
I ditched everything. Wrist band, my rubber band, my mask. Just trying to get something going. Once I took my mask off, at least I hit a shot.
celebrate trying
No, not at all. We didn't celebrate (anything) at all. We're just trying to get to where we want to get to, and that's the Finals.
coach job player running sideline slick stuff supposed talk trash trying
The only thing I know is he's supposed to coach his team. He don't need to be on the sideline running his mouth, trying to talk trash from the bench. He's not a player no more, he's a coach. His job is to coach his team, not to have little slick stuff to say from the bench.
anybody beat chance concerned record teams thinking trying win
Not at all. We can only be concerned with ourselves. We are just trying to win every game. We aren't thinking about anybody else's record but our own. All you can do when you have a chance to play these teams is to beat them.
fun message scoring titles trying win
It's fun to win scoring titles and things like that, but it's more fun to win. That's the only message I'm trying to send.
deserved edge guys heat trying
It was the heat of the battle. You've got guys really trying to get an edge over the other guy. I didn't think I was going to get a ?T.' I know I fouled him, but I didn't think I deserved a technical.
advantage guy heat trying
What me and him did was all in the heat of the game. When you're out there, you're trying to get the advantage over the guy you're going against. And that's me trying to get my advantage.
bad beat bruise deep defend fight help regardless team trying
I'm beat up. I got a deep thigh bruise and a bad ankle. I'm just trying to fight through it. That's my whole goal. Regardless of how I'm shooting, if I can do any other thing to help my team win, if that's defend or whatever, just being out there, then I'll be out there.
clean dan maybe needed point trying
I don't think I needed to be ejected and I don't know why I was. Maybe at that point (referee Dan Crawford) was just trying to clean up the game.
exhibition guess seems trying
I guess we have to get used to it. In the exhibition season, it seems like they (referees) are trying to make a statement.
satisfied
We just never like to be satisfied being satisfied. Every game, we've got to play hungry.
games great guys job pulling win
We just want to keep it going, ... Guys here are very energetic. Everybody's pulling for each other. We want to win as many games as possible, and we did a great job tonight.
advantage bulls chicago court focused great home stay throughout win
We just want to come out and stay focused and try to win each game. I mean, it's a great streak. But to us, it's a game. We don't look at what the Chicago Bulls did or anything like that. We just want to get home court advantage throughout the playoffs.