Jason Richardson
Jason Richardson
Jason Anthoney Richardsonis an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft after playing college basketball for Michigan State University. He won the NBA Dunk Contest in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the second of four players, after Michael Jordan, to win the competition back-to-back. Other back-to-back winners include Nate Robinson, and Zach LaVine...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 January 1981
CitySaginaw, MI
It's not the end of the world. We're still right there. Of course we aren't playing at the level we're capable of.
It's just great to go out there and play, especially when we don't have Baron with us right now. We knew we had to pick it up individually. Everybody had to pick up a level, whether it was talking, passing the ball, whatever it was. We knew we had to pick up the slack because Baron has big shoes to fill. Guys stepped up their game.
It wasn't too much to overcome. We were right there, cut it to six. I think we just had to get a couple of more stops. I don't think we were tired or anything like that but you can't get down by 20 (points). The league is too tough to do that.
My teammates depend on me to come out and play every night. The coaches depend on me to come out every night. The franchise depends on me to come out every night. I've got to give something.
It's that sense of urgency. When we got our backs to the wall and we need to win a game, I think we really focus in.
No disrespect to the point guards who were here in the past, but Baron's the type of point guard that makes everybody better. He gets in the lane and just finds guys. I been waiting for a guy like him to come and he took my game to another level.
It's only one game. We can't be too overconfident, but it's a step in the right direction.
I thought we were having a contest on who could get to 50 first.
I was always getting the short end of the stick.
He's averaging 30 points, so you want to go out there and match him.
He could have got it, but Baron's all about winning; he's not worried about individual stats. I think he knew he only needed one rebound, but he just came to the bench because we won the game.
It felt good to finally get up and get the dunk in. That's the most I've done since I got injured. I hope I don't feel it tomorrow.
He could have got (the triple double), but Baron's all about winning. He's not worried about individual stats. I think he knew he only needed one rebound, but he just came to the bench because we won the game.
I'm only about 65-70 percent. I'll have to do other things besides scoring, because I hate sitting, but I haven't shown up the past four games.