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
played proud solid
I was really proud of the guys. We played really hard. We were active. And we played really solid defense, and we got out with a win.
guys wants
Shaq is on of those guys who if and when he really wants to get something done out there, there isn't a whole lot you can do.
advantage chance high mike minutes needs nice perform taken
Mike will get another chance now. He just needs to play better; the minutes he's got he hasn't taken advantage of. It would be nice for him -- and it would be nice for us -- if he could perform at a high level.
maybe taken
Maybe we could have taken more fouls. He just powered us.
comment credit faded found time
Occasionally, I may say something to see if I can get a response. Certainly, they responded, not that I want to take any credit for a comment like that. Each time they could have faded away, they found a way to come back and get after it again.
against almost appear battle game growing guys late night seize situations
My guys almost every night battle really hard. They've had a lot of things go against them in late game situations and we haven't been able to seize the moment. Lately, we've been able to do that and our guys appear to growing up as a team.
couple good last level minutes win
We need to play 40-plus minutes of really good basketball. The last couple games, we've got 30-plus, but that's not good enough at this level to win the game.
came decisions game matter minutes poor time
When the time came to make plays, they made a flurry. That coupled with some very poor decisions that we made (and) in a matter of minutes the game was gone.
dig dug fall far games hole ourselves point sure win
We want to make sure we do not fall too far behind. We've dug ourselves a hole and it is pretty simple: We have to dig ourselves out or we do not make it. At some point we are going to have to win some games in a row.
ask chance giving ourselves
We're giving ourselves a chance now, and that's all I can ask of these guys.
career college continue feeling good great guard liked looks pro watching wherever
Luther's been great. I liked watching him in college. I think he's a great all-around player. My feeling is, wherever his career is going, he's probably going to continue to get minutes. He looks like a good pro guard to me.
good nice size
Luke's an interesting player. He's got size, good hands, a nice touch. We can use size right now.
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.