Mike James
Mike James
Michael Lamont Jamesis an American retired professional basketball player who last played for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Duquesne...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 June 1975
CityCopiague, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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That was the main thing, to keep the streak alive. What hurt us was the month of November. We dug such a deep hole for ourselves in that month and now we are starting to gain some leeway and every game is valuable.
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We dug ourselves a hole and we just kept fighting back. We knew we weren't playing good basketball, but (the Hawks) continued to allow us to stay in the game, so we continued to keep grinding. In the fourth quarter, guys started hitting the shots they were missing earlier in the game.
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We saw a business opportunity and we jumped into it.
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We have to get that feeling that we have when we're down 20 and take that into the start of the game. We can't be nonchalant.
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I do not think that God arbitrarily causes hurricanes and tornadoes and tragedies like this. The Bible says it rains on the just and the unjust.
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He couldn't be stopped tonight. He basically beat us by himself.
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He leaves a great impression because he's such a good person. He's tough on point guards because he demands so much, but at the end of the day, when you understand what he wants, it's easy to deal with.
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Definitely Toronto's going to be on my list because they're the first team that's shown me the love and also given me the opportunity to be able to showcase who I am as a player.
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That's my boy right there. I think for the rest of our careers, as long as we see each other, we'll probably fight every night.
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Any dog, you put him in the corner, no matter if they're vicious or not, they're going to bite back.
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They get a tidbit of information, but they don't get enough information to decide what they need to do.
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I love the look on other teams' faces when you hit a big shot. Just that discouragement on their face, it kind of excites me.
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I'm probably one of the must humble people you'll ever meet.
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I guess we have the attitude that we're in unfamiliar territory and we have no one but ourselves, so we stick together.