Jeff Gundy
Jeff Gundy
ball bit guard half help ready second sleepy turned
We didn't guard the ball well and we didn't help appropriately. I think they (the Hornets) were probably sleepy a little bit, not ready to play. I had a little bit to do with it. They turned it up in the second half and we had no response.
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.
aggressive continue second
Yao was much more aggressive in the second half, but he's has to continue to come up big for us like this for us to win.
second seems start tired
He seems really tired at the start of the second half.
active boards expect good great last playing rebound second three
We can expect much better from (Yao) defensively and on the boards. He had one rebound in the second half, and he was not active defensively. He's been playing great on offense, really great, and he's not been as good on the boards or defensively in the last three games.
active expect half rebound second
We can expect much better from him defensively and on the boards. He had one rebound in the second half and was not active defensively.
credit second turned
They turned it up in the second half, and we had no response. You've got to give them credit for that. They play well, and they're well-coached.
basketball best deserve fans home national night second
You should never play at home on the second night of back-to-backs. Your home fans deserve the best you can give them. If you need to, play all your back-to-backs on the road, and never on national TV. They've done that, and sometimes the basketball is not the best.
bench came gave good played
I thought our bench played substandard. We had a good start, and then our bench came in and gave up the lead.
basketball iq
I thought our basketball IQ at the end of the game, up 11, could have been a lot better.
decision group mistakes ownership spend teams themselves willing
I think every ownership group makes a decision on how much they want to spend. Teams that are willing to spend more can get themselves out of mistakes more readily.
guys hard talent
Our guys competed really hard for the most part. It's wasn't like we overwhelmed them with talent, that's for sure.
difficult goes guys hard hit shots start team time
Our guys try hard on defense. Any time a team goes 1-for-18 (to start a quarter), they are probably going to hit some of those shots most times. We got back and made things difficult for them.
goes himself history sat takes
Well, it's been my history with him when he goes out of the game, he's sat out in the past. I don't think he takes himself out lightly.