Rip Hamilton
Rip Hamilton
Richard Clay "Rip" Hamiltonis an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Playing for the Detroit Pistons for most of his career, Hamilton also had short tenures with the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls. A three-time All-Star, Hamilton was a part of the Pistons' 2004 NBA championship team, and their run of six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances from 2003 to 2008. He sat out the entire 2013–14 season before officially announcing his...
coming guys knows situation team understand veteran
Coming into a situation like this is great, but you've got to understand your team. I think he knows he's got a lot of veteran guys on this team who know what to do. We don't need to be told. We already know.
guys hurt people pride shutting
We really take pride in shutting people down. That's so important, especially in the playoffs. You can't let guys get off and hurt you.
last playing seems toll took week
Man, we've been playing a lot of games. It seems like we haven't had a day of rest, and that probably took a toll on us mentally. We've just been playing so much in the last week or so.
becoming complete difficult gives shooter work worry
I had to work on becoming a more complete player. I had to be a better three-point shooter to make it more difficult for opposing teams. It gives them one other thing to worry about with us.
coming funny great heard small somebody
Never heard of him, but I heard of him this year. It's kind of funny. It's so small -- to hear about somebody coming from Coatesville, I would have heard of him. It's a great thing.
bigger everybody somebody thinking thrill yelling
It's fun, it's exciting, especially in somebody else's building. When everybody is yelling and screaming, thinking that they have got the win, then it's quiet. I get a bigger thrill out of that than anything.
burning early gets groin hips trouble using
You know you're doing it right when you feel burning in your hips and nothing in your groin. It gets my hips and my groin all on one page. I had groin trouble early in my career. I was using too much of my groin because my hips were tight.
coming guys playing year
A lot of the guys coming off the bench, it's like their first year playing together.
confidence
He's been unbelievable. His confidence is what makes him.
game last opportunity playoffs since waiting
We've been waiting to get to the playoffs since the last game of last season. So now to get the opportunity to play, we're all excited.
complete everybody grew
When he was here, everybody grew under him. He made everyone a more complete player.
defense gets guys happy learn move teaches teams understand
I'm happy that they (changed) the hand-check rule, and I'm a scorer. It allows guys to really learn how to move their feet, and teaches teams to really learn if one guy gets beat, another guy has to be there. We understand that and that's what makes our defense that much better.
against defensive fun great mike player
I'm having a lot more fun at the defensive end. And it's fun when you play against great player like Mike (Redd). It's a challenge.
business care focusing game taking
All we're focusing on is taking care of our business and taking things one game at a game.