Michael Finley
Michael Finley
Michael Howard Finleyis an American retired professional basketball player, basketball executive and a film producer. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1973
CityMelrose Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
player respected saying took
As a player and a man, I really respected him saying that. I took that to heart.
flow game immediate impact reserve seems trying
As a reserve you have to get into that flow and try to find the flow of the game. You find yourself trying to make more of an immediate impact when you come off the bench. Where as a starter, the game just seems to come to you a lot easier.
build game help opened quick run stop stops
We want to build on something that will help us in the long run and we want to defensively get more stops and stop fouling. We did that and offensively we were quick and that just opened up the game for us.
care consistent hard head towards worry
We have to take care of our own business. We can't worry about Dallas. We have to play hard and play consistent as we head towards the playoffs. If we do that we will be all right.
appear circumstance disturbed energy ignore pushed seen though valuable wasting
In some circumstances the bison appear to just ignore the vehicle. In other circumstances though we have seen them disturbed and pushed off the road, wasting energy, energy that is so important and valuable for them in the winter,
coaching knew san team
(In San Antonio), I knew what I was getting into from a team standpoint, from a coaching standpoint.
areas game help improvement room team
In a nutshell, they're already a championship team but they have room for improvement and I feel my game can help them in the areas where they need improvement,
areas game help improvement room
In a nutshell, they're already a championship team, but they have room for improvement. And I feel my game can help them in the areas where they need improvement.
coach knew role signed
I knew what I was getting into. When I signed (coach Gregg) Popovich told me my role would be to come off the bench.
future guess seen
I guess I wasn't seen as part of the future in the Mavericks' eyes, which is cool,
energy helped knock legs
It helped to get the energy back, so I was able to get my legs under me and knock down some shots.
needed
He said we could pretty much get anything we wanted offensively on these guys. But, defensively, we needed to make a stand.
cause charges knew left
I left before the charges were filed cause I knew nothing about them.
biggest game hit pass perfect pressure putting trying
I am my biggest critic, so I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to make the perfect pass or hit all of my jumpers. I am just trying to make the game come to me right now.