Stan Gundy
Stan Gundy
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.
apart contain decent emphasis major people picking tony tough watching
Tony Parker, if you've been watching this year, has just been picking people apart on the pick-and-rolls. We made it a major emphasis and made a decent effort. ... It was tough to contain him tonight.
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.
fooled tougher wish
I was writing the league. I wish they'd get tougher on it. From what they're saying, they're working on not getting fooled on the flop.
emerged feeling league playing problem skills step summer toughness trouble wayne
I emerged from summer league feeling that I would have no trouble, no problem playing Wayne Simien. And I think that's the first step for any player. ... I think he has the skills and the smarts and the toughness where you would have no problem.
ability ball best huge role run takes ways
I like it when he takes the ball off the board. It's one of the best ways to run a break. He has the ability to do that. He showed a lot of versatility. He'll play a huge role for us.
good
It was just a very good win. We need everything we can get right now.
fights-and-fighting floor game guys heights lifting playing team
It's not about numbers. Then you'd have guys fighting. It's about playing the game better. It's being more efficient, it's making better decisions, it's playing the other end of the floor better and it's lifting your team to heights they haven't been to.
coming finals hope last lower minutes raise saying urgency year
I'm not saying any of that to lower our expectations. But I think it has to raise the sense of urgency on the part of our players. Even the ones coming back, if they think we can do what we did last year and we're on to the finals and then we'll hope the last 2 1/2 minutes will get better, that's ridiculous.
decision love reason
I made this decision for one reason and one reason only: I love my family.
call difficult hard talked
It's very hard to call a flop, ... We talked about it with Bennett. You can't say a guy's flopping, so go penalize it. It's very difficult to make that determination.
focus require
It'll get better as we go, but it's going to require a focus from a lot of people.
great
It's great to be able to do something for people.
confidence far fight fighting lets related starts
It's related to his confidence more than anything. He's going to have to fight to get that back. He's going to have to go down probably so far that he just lets it go and starts fighting to get it back.