Toni Kukoc
Toni Kukoc
Toni Kukočis a Croatian retired professional basketball player who is currently Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the Owner of the Chicago Bulls. Kukoč was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were seldom found in players of his height. After a highly successful period in European basketball, Kukoč was one of the first...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth18 September 1968
CitySplit, Croatia
changes decisions four games next playoff quicker responds time whoever win
It is playoff time. Whoever responds and changes quicker is going to win four games and then go to the next round. So I think it's pretty much time for us to respond and make some different decisions and then win the game.
coach goes plan produce whoever
We're going to be an important part of the plan in the game. But I don't think there are going to be too many minutes. Coach is not going to probe too much in these games. Whoever goes in has to produce right away.
fifth games next race win
These next two games are very important. If we can win these next two games, then we can really make a race for the fifth spot.
days energy four intensely intensity pour sleep three until win
There's no relaxing. The more intensely you can get into the game, the better you are going to play. So I would keep intensity as much as I can and just pour all your energy into that game. We've got three or four days until the playoffs, so if we win we can sleep two days in a row.
fits great main man milwaukee players progress team
I think for him to come to a team like Milwaukee is going to be great for his progress because he does not have to come in and be the main man right away. He just has to come in and be one of the players and he fits in great.
ball felt happy throw
On the four-point play, I was just happy to get the ball and throw it up. And it felt pretty good.
happening quick react time wrong year
It's the wrong time of the year for these things to be happening. But they're happening so we have to react as quick as possible.
attention pay playoffs season seventh situation spot tight time watch whoever
It's that time of the season and we are in a (need-to-win) situation like that. As you can see it's very tight for the fifth, sixth, seventh spot for the playoffs. And whoever doesn't pay enough attention is going to watch the playoffs from home. We don't want to be one of those teams.
care close front fun game garbage looked looking threw truck until whatever
It was a close game until that (basket) started looking like a garbage truck and whatever we threw up there went in. It looked like sometimes we didn't care who was in front of us, just as long as we let that thing go. It's fun to play that way.
consistency hard maintain season
It's very hard. It's such a long season ... it's very hard to maintain the consistency and play well.
team
They are a very experienced team and when you give them an opportunity, they know how to take it.
game maybe nba player save start trying wrong
I just think we're trying to do things too much as individuals. When things start going the wrong way, we're trying to save it individually and you can't do that. There's been no player ever in the NBA who could do things that way. Maybe for a game or two but not in the long run. And there will never be one like that.
advantage detroit favorite game loose might ok opponent picking played playing somebody team time win
In some cases, that might be OK because they might not feel any pressure. Especially when you have an opponent like Detroit. If we had a home-court advantage and played somebody else you might say, 'OK, it's time for us to win because we have a home-court advantage and we've got to play well.' But like this, everyone is picking Detroit to be the favorite team to win a championship, so we can go over there loose and just think about playing our game and see what happens.
against chance coaching everybody game happened knowing players realized seeing seventh sleep stuck three
I didn't sleep for a long time, especially knowing we had a chance to go all the way to the end and win a championship. We got stuck in the seventh game against New York, but just from seeing how disappointed the players were and the coaching staff, not going all the way, I realized everybody was going to be motivated. Fortunately for us, it happened three times.