Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
Known as "Rip," he was an NBA shooting guard with a deadly 15-foot jump shot. He helped lead the Detroit Pistons to an NBA Championship in 2004.
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth14 February 1978
CityCoatesville, PA
anytime since tough watch
It was a tough decision. Anytime you can play for your country, you want to. You watch it since you're a kid. But sometimes you have to make a decision.
hit mask rubber took trying wrist
I ditched everything. Wrist band, my rubber band, my mask. Just trying to get something going. Once I took my mask off, at least I hit a shot.
deserved edge guys heat trying
It was the heat of the battle. You've got guys really trying to get an edge over the other guy. I didn't think I was going to get a ?T.' I know I fouled him, but I didn't think I deserved a technical.
game playing
I've been playing this game too long to know what that is.
believed belonged confidence gotten lost might playing year
I think he might have gotten down. I think he lost his confidence a little bit. I didn't know that he really believed that he really belonged here but this year he's playing with a lot more confidence.
dig great missed night time
It was a great night. We missed a lot of opportunities to put them away. I think we missed a lot of wide-open shots. But at the end of the night when it was time to dig down we did.
clean dan maybe needed point trying
I don't think I needed to be ejected and I don't know why I was. Maybe at that point (referee Dan Crawford) was just trying to clean up the game.
great matter playoffs
I'm in a great rhythm. I feel good. It really doesn't matter to me, because the playoffs are a whole different thing.
front goal playing worry
I think my goal was just to come out and have fun. Don't worry about playing in front of friends and family. Just do what got us there - playing together.
coach win
It was very calm, ... Coach said, 'We still got a lot of time. We're still going to win this game.'
coach job player running sideline slick stuff supposed talk trash trying
The only thing I know is he's supposed to coach his team. He don't need to be on the sideline running his mouth, trying to talk trash from the bench. He's not a player no more, he's a coach. His job is to coach his team, not to have little slick stuff to say from the bench.
forward last looking playoffs since
We've been looking forward to the playoffs since the end of last season.
good hit job pulling second shots top
We just didn't hit our shots in the second half. That's why they are a top 10 team. They have a seasoned coach, and they did a good job of pulling off the win.
few handle problems
We handle a lot of transactions with very few problems,