Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins is an American former basketball player who played for twelve teams in fourteen professional seasons. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall. Despite his size, he is reportedly able to bench press 315 pounds. He is currently the head coach for the Douglas County High School varsity basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth2 June 1976
CityCleveland, OH
broke guys knew played playoffs skeptical took
Everything is just fine. I'm comfortable. When I first broke it, I told everyone, 'When the playoffs come, I'll be ready.' A lot of guys were skeptical because I haven't played in a while. But I knew what it took to be ready.
forward friend good man worry
He's a good friend of mine. I look forward to him being on our team. . . . I can't worry about what another man does off the court.
gaining improving strength
I'm improving every day, gaining more strength in my hand, more flexibility.
miss missed pressure took
I just wanted to pressure him as much as I could, and he took an off-balance shot. It didn't look like he was going to miss a shot. But he missed the one that they needed.
last learned lesson record zero
I learned my lesson from last year, ... (Denver's record is now) zero and zero.
four guards hardest yelling
The hardest part is rebounding. When it's four guards out there, (Karl) does a lot more yelling about rebounding.
goes life shooting
Basically, you're shooting (to return) for the playoffs. It's disappointing, but life goes on. I'll be all right.
fewer half hit money relaxed second struggled
It's money time. There are fewer possessions and I haven't done anything for two weeks. I struggled in the first half because I was a little overaggressive. I relaxed in the second half and was able to hit some shots.
win
Definitely. It's going to be very important for us (to win the division).
closer games worry
After the first quarter, we didn't have to worry about it. The games are a lot closer this year.
came flat perfect tough
We came out flat in the first two games, and it's tough to play perfect to get back into the game.
run
Usually we make a run. (Friday night), the run just wasn't in us.
bad half hard played points win
When you give up 69 points in the first half it's hard to win anything. We played bad basketball.
effort quarter third
When you lose, it's disappointing. The effort we put out in the third quarter was horrible.