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
defense games gets happen hope kept last points rely struggle won
Our defense kept us in the game. It was reminiscent of the way we won so many games last year. There are always points in the game when you struggle a little offensively. You hope it doesn't come at the end of the game. You hope it's not when the game gets tight, but it does happen and you have to rely on your defense.
automatic call couple experience games guys nba watch
At that point, you call an automatic timeout. All you have to do is watch a couple of NBA games to know it's a timeout. We had guys out there with enough experience out there to know that. It's inexcusable.
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.
close fight games lost trying
We've lost so many games like this; they've been close games and we're trying to fight to the end, but a play has to be made.
dominated games hopeful
We have had games like that where we haven't been sharp. I was hopeful that we were going to come out and play well. We pretty much got dominated all over the place.
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.
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.
draw drive emphasis five four free games guys judgment minutes penalty point shoot shot
We have made it a point of emphasis all year. Our guys have to use better judgment about when to shoot (the ball) and when to drive and draw contact. There were some games when we were in the penalty (situation) for four or five minutes and still had not shot a free throw.
close games plays
We've had so many close games in which we weren't able to make the big plays at the end.
closed downs few fought games group guys last obviously presented season speaks ups vacation whenever
We've had our ups and downs obviously this season. But the way they closed the season speaks to what kind of group of guys this is. We had many opportunities to not be as sharp, let the last few games go by and go on vacation (today). Whenever that (possibility) presented itself, the guys fought their way out of it.
chances games played plays similar tonight
Tonight was similar to other games we have played lately. We had our chances and weren't able to make plays when we had those chances.
games nba respond three tough
We're three games down with 17 to go and two tough ones this weekend. That's why it's the NBA ? it's a tough business. We got to respond now.
bigger games
With 18 games to go, they don't get much bigger than this. It's not like if we don't win, we're out of it or if we do win, it's devastating to Milwaukee. It's just a very important game.
games win
With 18 games to go they do not get much bigger. It is not as if we don't win we are out of it, or if we do win it does anything devastating to Milwaukee. It is just a very important game.