Rick Adelman
Rick Adelman
Richard Leonard "Rick" Adelmanis an American retired professional basketball player and head coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He served as head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 June 1946
CityLynwood, CA
five floor guys ourselves team took trust
There was frustration out there and we haven't had a lot of that this year. We took ourselves out of the game. We have to play better as a team. The five guys on the floor have to play better as a team and trust each other and we're not doing that right now.
concentration five lack minds six trying
There were about five or six opportunities they got just from a lack of concentration on our part. We just have to keep our minds on what we're trying to do defensively. We didn't do that.
game gives home huge stay type
This is the type of home game that really gives you a boost. We've made a huge climb. Now that's we're over (.500), we have to stay over it.
easier fortunate kept lead shots team
They're a team that will get you lulled into their pace. We were fortunate we kept the lead and we made some shots (late). We could have made it a lot easier and that's what we have to do.
sure trying
We're just trying to make sure somebody's on him all the time.
care eight fight trying
We're just trying to get one of those eight (playoff) spots, we don't care where it is. It's going to be a fight right down to the end.
compete reason team
We're a different team than we were before. There's no reason we can't go out and compete in this series.
knew
We knew they were going to make a run. They always do here.
attack crowd game knew
We knew they were going to come out and attack us. It was the first game here. The crowd was into it.
attention detail games guys hurting last offense passing paying playing seven teammates trusting trying
We haven't been playing well these last seven games and our offense was the thing hurting us the most. Guys were trying to do everything on their own and we need to get back to trusting our teammates and passing the ball. We weren't paying much attention to detail in these last seven games, but we were better tonight.
brad good happens mike offense team
Our offense is not going to be very good if Mike and Brad don't play very well. When that happens with the team we have (at the moment), it's hard.
anybody brad decent everybody francisco good happens high mike needed offense team
Our offense is not going to be very good if Mike and Brad don't play very well. Francisco had numbers, but our starters, I don't know if anybody had a decent game. ... We needed everybody to play well and play at a high level, and they didn't do it. When that happens with the team we have today, it's hard.
That's the one the referees let go way too much.
game last lost tough
That's a tough loss. It's very disappointing to have lost that game, the last game of the trip.