Stan Gundy
Stan Gundy
ahead beat good people spot veteran
They are going to have to beat out those veteran guys. It is not going to be easy. At every spot there are good veteran people ahead of them.
dig hoping job possession resolve shots stretch tough win
They wanted to win a lot more than we did. They had a lot more resolve to try to get the job done down the stretch and we were hoping we would win, we were hoping some shots went in but we didn't dig down and make any possession tough on them at the end.
focus require
It'll get better as we go, but it's going to require a focus from a lot of people.
best
I told him I thought he already had the best guy.
believe next
We believe we're going to be in the next series, too.
certainly
We'll see if we can make some adjustments, but we're certainly not going to panic.
bit expectation figured low measure question team
The expectation question is a little bit overdone. I think I've got it figured out. If the expectations for your team are high, and you don't measure up, you get fired. If the expectations are low and you lose, you get fired.
finish model played sucked terms
I thought we sucked it up and played very, very hard. ... That has to be the model for us in terms of how to finish the game.
gone
To be doing all of this with what he's gone through physically, I'll never get over it. It's phenomenal.
asking bit emphasis hard system
Our system is a little different than what some of (the new players) are used to, and what we're asking them to have an emphasis on is a little bit different than what they're used to. But they're working hard at it.
best players
You never want one of your best players to go down with an injury, but it's also a part of the game.
best dealing fourth guys players step three veteran
You never want one of your best players going down with an injury. It's all also part of the game. We're already dealing with three veteran guys out, now a fourth veteran guy out, so some of these young guys are going to have to step up and play.
great guys job points team tough
They do a great job at the basket. They're a team that doesn't give up points in the paint, and it's tough to get anything to the rim, and we didn't have a lot of guys making (outside) shots.
energy good liked
There were a lot of good things tonight. More than anything I really liked our energy and our intensity.