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
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.
best couple felt guess last lost minutes records switched
I was surprised. They just lost (Game 7 to the Pistons) in the last couple of minutes and they had one of the best records in the NBA, then they switched everything up. I guess they felt they had to get better.
best game last lost mean record since time waiting
All that other stuff, best record and all of that, doesn't mean anything. This is the time we've been waiting for since we lost the last game last year.
definitely foul technical turning
I thought that technical foul was definitely the turning point.
few handle problems
We handle a lot of transactions with very few problems,
playing
Man, we've been playing a lot of games.
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.
coach job stuff
My thing is, your job is to coach the team. Your job is not to say stuff to me, and that's what got me (ticked) off.
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.
happen hot knew last lead time
We knew last time (here) we had a 10-point lead (in the fourth) and D-Wade got hot and we didn't want that to happen again.
bulls chicago
We don't look at what the Chicago Bulls did. We just want to get home-court advantage.
energy games looking lose tough week
Usually, these games are tough to play, because you're looking at a week off. But our energy was great. We didn't want to lose two in a row, and we wanted to make a statement.
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.
game slip
We didn't show up. We all know that. We let that game slip away.