Scott Skiles
Scott Skiles
Scott Allen Skilesis an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the Orlando Magic. He also coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the NBA. He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30, set in his fifth season in the league and second with Orlando, in which he...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 March 1964
CityLa Porte, IN
attempts bad knock line step
We do this a lot. It's bothersome. When you don't get to the line very much, and then you get there and can't make them, that's a bad combination. We have to be able to step up there and knock them down because we're trending up in our attempts a little bit.
needed played smart
We played hard. We didn't play as smart as we needed to in some instances.
games string together tough
We feel like they are all must games now. We have to put together a string of wins, but that will be tough to do.
afraid bring good guy guys liked somebody
We liked Stephen. It's just that we wanted to take a look at a big guy also with the 10-days. It's good for them and it's good for our guys to know we're not afraid to bring somebody in and give them a look.
bit game offensive
We got back in the game and then short-circuited a little bit with some offensive fouls. We battled them all the way to the end. We just couldn't make the plays.
answer close turned
We got it close and they just turned it on, and we didn't have an answer for it.
couple decent game left seconds shot tie tight
We got it tight there a couple times, kind of left our feet, got a little out of control. But having said that, we got a decent look at a 3-point shot to tie the game with 18 seconds to go. We had our chances.
good nba normally
We had a better-than-average NBA effort. But that's not normally good enough for us to win.
decent game seconds shot win
We had a decent shot to win the game with 18 seconds to go.
mentally
We did not play well enough to win. We had way to many breakdowns, mentally and physically.
beginning mentally paid tonight trouble
We did not play well enough to win. We had way too many breakdowns, mentally and physically. We had a lot of trouble tonight from beginning to end maintaining our focus, and we paid for it.
handle hard last played reacting time
We didn't handle it very well the last time we played them. We had a hard time reacting to it.
days game overdoing practice sure taking tonight watch win worry
We just have to watch him -- that's why he's taking days off of practice -- and make sure he's not overdoing it. But if he's able to play, we'll play him and worry about each game one by one. If he has to overplay tonight to win the game, that's what we'll have to do.
basketball came lack respect
We just kind of came undone. The lack of respect for the basketball out there was pretty amateurish.