Lindsey Hunter
Lindsey Hunter
Lindsey Benson Hunter, Jr.is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Buffalo Bulls. He was a point guard in the National Basketball Associationfrom 1993 to 2010, spending most of his career with Detroit Pistons. He was also the interim head coach of the Phoenix Suns in 2013...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth3 December 1970
along goal happened happiness happy matters nice record stuff win winning
We're happy to win, and it's nice to set new record and win things, but we only have had one goal all year. Winning a championship is the only thing that matters to all of us. All the other stuff is just things that have happened along the way to get us there.
finally guys michael shooting
Michael was just phenomenal. When guys are shooting like that, it is tough, but we were finally able to get some stops.
identity mentality opposed regular season shut
Going into the playoffs, our mentality has to be opposed from the regular season -- that we're going to shut you down. We still know we can score. Our identity is defense.
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I have (been aware of them) because it's on our Web site and it's been mentioned to me before. I try not to get too caught up in statistics. That's not what I shoot for, I just go out there every game and do what I do best and that is how I get the results in the end.
knocked
It kind of knocked him back a little bit. You could tell.
focus good nice nobody remember title win winning year
Our whole focus all year was to win a championship. All this other stuff, I mean, it's nice and it makes for some good stories, but winning a title is our whole mind-set. If we don't win the championship, nobody is going to remember all that other stuff.
everybody settle
Everybody was antsy, everybody was anxious, and it showed in our play. We got the first one out of the way, so now we can settle down a little bit.
create fun goodness job lucky steal thank turmoil
That's my job and I have fun doing it. Thank goodness that I can still do it. I got lucky on the steal on Allen. As long as I create turmoil on the court, I'll keep doing it.
coaching couple sat
If I was coaching I would've yanked his butt out of the game. After a couple of those long bombs, I would've sat him down.
defensive establish games guys habit means possession season stopping struggle winds
As the season winds down, we have to establish that as our identity, because, going into the playoffs, that's the way games are going to be played. It's a defensive struggle every game, and every possession means a lot. We have to get back into the habit of stopping guys every night.
assassin focus gets tunnel
He's so focused. He has that tunnel focus. That's why he can go on rolls, like he does. In games, when he gets that focus, he's like an assassin out there.
bench careers coming finish grant guys three trying unique win
Wouldn't it be unique for me, Grant and Allan (Houston) to finish our careers here, wouldn't that be fun? Three old guys coming off the bench trying to win titles, that would be fun.
challenged knowing teams
We're just two teams that have challenged each other, and we'll get up for each other, knowing the history. It'll be a little edgy, but it will still be just another game.
hang hats
We know we've got to tighten that up. That's been our stamp. That's what we hang our hats on and we can't ever get away from that.