Rip Hamilton
Rip Hamilton
Richard Clay "Rip" Hamiltonis an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Playing for the Detroit Pistons for most of his career, Hamilton also had short tenures with the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls. A three-time All-Star, Hamilton was a part of the Pistons' 2004 NBA championship team, and their run of six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances from 2003 to 2008. He sat out the entire 2013–14 season before officially announcing his...
coming guys knows situation team understand veteran
Coming into a situation like this is great, but you've got to understand your team. I think he knows he's got a lot of veteran guys on this team who know what to do. We don't need to be told. We already know.
last playing seems toll took week
Man, we've been playing a lot of games. It seems like we haven't had a day of rest, and that probably took a toll on us mentally. We've just been playing so much in the last week or so.
coming funny great heard small somebody
Never heard of him, but I heard of him this year. It's kind of funny. It's so small -- to hear about somebody coming from Coatesville, I would have heard of him. It's a great thing.
becoming complete difficult gives shooter work worry
I had to work on becoming a more complete player. I had to be a better three-point shooter to make it more difficult for opposing teams. It gives them one other thing to worry about with us.
confidence
He's been unbelievable. His confidence is what makes him.
guys hurt people pride shutting
We really take pride in shutting people down. That's so important, especially in the playoffs. You can't let guys get off and hurt you.
burning early gets groin hips trouble using
You know you're doing it right when you feel burning in your hips and nothing in your groin. It gets my hips and my groin all on one page. I had groin trouble early in my career. I was using too much of my groin because my hips were tight.
complete everybody grew
When he was here, everybody grew under him. He made everyone a more complete player.