Scott Skiles
Scott Skiles
Scott Allen Skilesis an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the Orlando Magic. He also coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the NBA. He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30, set in his fifth season in the league and second with Orlando, in which he...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 March 1964
CityLa Porte, IN
free gave points pressured run
We gave them 29 points off our turnovers, 27 second-chance points and 25 free throws. When they made a run at us and pressured us, we didn't have much poise.
games late left looking outside
We have 31 games left and are outside looking in so every game is critical. Late in the game when we have the lead, those are games we have to get.
basic expect few floor run
We just expect a few basic things. We need him to defend, rebound, run the floor -- same things we've always needed. He's got to be able to find a way to get that done for us.
game lost matter poise ran
We kind of lost our poise out there and they ran away from us. In a matter of minutes, the game was gone.
pop step
We kind of had a pop to our step most of the game.
basketball came lack respect
We just kind of came undone. The lack of respect for the basketball out there was pretty amateurish.
days game overdoing practice sure taking tonight watch win worry
We just have to watch him -- that's why he's taking days off of practice -- and make sure he's not overdoing it. But if he's able to play, we'll play him and worry about each game one by one. If he has to overplay tonight to win the game, that's what we'll have to do.
games string together tough
We feel like they are all must games now. We have to put together a string of wins, but that will be tough to do.
active defense field game goals obviously second win won
To win a game where we only make 12 field goals in the second half, obviously our defense is good. I thought we were very active and it won the game for us.
beginning close though
Even though we had it pretty close at the half, they pretty much outplayed us beginning to end.
few hurt nice played players plays seem though
Even though he was hurt ? he played some, didn't play some ? it was nice to have him around every day. There are few players who seem to see the plays before they actually happen, and he was one of them.
ben difficult ends open played taking took turns
Ben played so well and took the open shots. Sometimes he turns those down and ends up taking a more difficult one.
ben couple hot missed
Ben made shots. He got hot early, missed a couple and got it going again.
ben good moment players starts sudden throwing unique
Ben is one of the most unique players I've seen. It is uncanny how one moment he is out there and not having a good game, then all of a sudden he just starts throwing in shots.