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
I look at Baron as the Steve Nash factor. Phoenix had all these guys, but they weren't winning. They got Steve Nash and they won. I look at Baron as that missing piece that helps us win.
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.
Hey, a guy could come in with baggy jeans, a do-rag and have a Ph.D., and a person who comes in with a suit could be a three-time felon. So, it's not what you wear, it's how you present yourself.
Can't expect any less. Former team. One guy traded from here. One wanted to be here, but had a money situation. You expect them to come out and play hard.
I had to do something for the kids.
I have to do a better job of defending guys like that. I've got a challenge (tonight) with (Boston Celtics guard) Paul (Pierce). I've got to do a better job on both ends of the court.
If you want to be in a position to be a playoff team, you can't play that type of ball,
He's one of the top players in this league. To get a guy like that . . .
I didn't realize how far I was from the basket when I got the ball. I was surprised that I was that wide open.
He's an all-star and all-stars make big plays. We played some good defense.
He played good defense on me but that wasn't the reason I couldn't shoot. I'm not discrediting that he played good defense, but I had a bad shooting night.
He's not afraid to make mistakes. It's amazing how he gets offensive rebounds. The moment he steps on the court he's playing hard.
It's pretty hard to be in that playoff race now, but we'll play the role that we've always been playing: the spoilers. People that mess up other people's season and we're going to beat teams we're not supposed to beat.
It's not that I'm mentally worn down, but I'm playing on one knee. I'm still out there and I have to do things to help the team win games. I can't blame one thing. I'm not mentally worn down, I just can't move.