Jeff Gundy
Jeff Gundy
early guy judge nba opportunity stick trying wants
Trying to judge a big guy too early is a mistake. If he wants to be an NBA player, he has to stick with it. You never know ? he may get an opportunity here.
defender draw dribble few good guys league offense second whether
We have good enough players, but there are very few guys in this league who can draw a second defender to them. Those are the guys who make your offense good, whether it's a post-up guy, a dribble penetration guy or a pick-and-roll guy.
board free left number problem shoots team throws
We left a lot on the board today. Free throws and turnovers are problem number one but when a team shoots that well you have to give them credit.
trying winning
You know what? It's about winning in this league. It's not about trying - that should be a given.
bit bounce drove looked nice obviously struggled tonight
Tracy's obviously struggled and I thought tonight he had a little bit more of a bounce to his step. I thought he drove it and made some nice plays. I thought he looked better.
fatigue fourth half quite tracy
Tracy got going pretty well after a while, but the first half his back was quite bothersome. Obviously, Yao had some fatigue problems. He never could quite get going in the fourth quarter.
forward free great half less throws
You make less than half your free throws (actually 53.8 percent) and 10-for-47 from the 3-point line, and this is great basketball. (Rockets forward Tracy) McGrady was the only one to make a 3 for the West.
mental physical team
We didn't play well and we didn't have the personality on our team of mental or physical toughness.
chances
We can still win. Obviously, your chances are better when you have your better players.
beginning came couple fortunate good miss percentage quarter ready simple third
We came out ready to play in the third quarter. We were fortunate that they had a couple second-chance opportunities at the beginning of the quarter that they missed. Sometimes it's that simple - make or miss - and we made a good percentage tonight.
point true
When he (Alston) was not healthy, or out for a while, and we were without a true point guard, we were much more plodding. We want to be up the floor, which is what he does best.
sees
We'll know more after he sees the doctor. He's had it for a long time. It has to do with his toenail and having his toenail removed.
responsibility skill
Turnovers are a skill thing and a responsibility issue.
bad mistakes poorly shoot shooting
When you shoot poorly and you're a bad shooting team, all mistakes are exaggerated.