Jalen Rose
Jalen Rose
Jalen Anthony Roseis an American retired professional basketball player and current sports analyst with ESPN. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five"that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores. Rose played in the NBA for six teams, most notably alongside Reggie Miller on the Indiana Pacers teams that made three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, including the 2000 NBA Finals. Rose was primarily a...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 January 1973
CityDetroit, MI
When you're not winning games ... it's about how you're not getting it done. To the winner goes the spoils, and since we're not getting it done at a high level, it's always going to be about sideshows and distractions.
We're not talking about just anybody. We're talking about Kobe. He's had 40, 50, 60 and 80 this year. So it's not the first time he's gone off on a team.
We gave them way too many fast-break points and that was the difference in the game. The bottom line is we just didn't get it done.
Yeah, I can play a little bit. Somebody put a memo on my locker, saying I'll be 33 this month, so i figure I had to step my game up.
I don't think it's a total rebuilding situation.
For us to add him (Francis) to our team is only going to be a plus. Then it's just about us getting that continuity and then going out and playing and getting some wins.
Fortunately the good Lord was looking down on me because I had missed my X number of previous shots. It was a total team win.
He wasn't the guy that pulled the trigger. I played point guard for Isiah. We have a great relationship.
He makes a lot of those 'No-no-no-no, then it goes in, yes!' shots. We see him do that all the time. We're just happy that when he has the clock and the ball in those situations, he finds a way to get it in the basket.
Whatever Coach Brown needs me to do to help the team is my focus. I am thrilled to be a Knick.
I give all the credit to the coaching staff and my teammates, because they always encourage me to do well, whether it's in practice or in a game. They believe I can get out there and make plays, and when I get going, everybody is pumping me up, trying to have me continue to attack and play well.
We've got to learn to communicate better on offense and play better on defense. That's what winning teams do.
He can't change what has happened. But (Wednesday) night he wanted us to start being a better team. That's the bottom line.
Guys were giving up good shots to get great shots.