Stan Gundy
Stan Gundy
fine guy injury minutes wayne whatever
He's a guy that if you tell me, 'You've got an injury or whatever and you've got to play Wayne 24 minutes a game,' I'm fine with that.
difficult guy
He will be a very difficult guy to cut.
ball bit defensive good half moved run second start
We got some good energy, and I thought we moved the ball a lot better at the start of the second half and we got out in transition. Antoine had a good run at the defensive end a little bit that got us out into transition.
again certainly good job maybe scouting true
We've got very good young guys. I've said this for 10 years, and it's certainly true again this year, maybe more so than in a lot of years. Our scouting staff, they've done an unbelievable job uncovering good young players.
apart contain decent emphasis major people picking tony tough watching
Tony Parker, if you've been watching this year, has just been picking people apart on the pick-and-rolls. We made it a major emphasis and made a decent effort. ... It was tough to contain him tonight.
best care group guy guys looking veteran
We don't care if it's a young guy or old guy, we are looking for the group who is the best fit. But these veteran guys are smart, tough, they have experience.
both build coaches figure finally fit job pieces players position together
Now we're finally in a position to build a core. And now our job as both coaches and players is to fit the pieces together and figure out how we're going to make it work.
gets guys three
Obviously, it gets three of our guys out there who have a better idea of what we're doing.
becomes line nba negative percent players shooting
Shooting under 50 percent for NBA players is absurd. Getting to the line becomes a negative for us.
active defensive good last looked obviously parts rusty
Shaquille obviously looked rusty offensively. But he looked very good on the defensive glass, and he was more active defensively than he was for big parts of last year.
best practices since
one of his best practices ... since he's been here.
best game mind question understanding
There's no question in my mind that they have the best understanding of what their game is.
energy good liked
There were a lot of good things tonight. More than anything I really liked our energy and our intensity.
best players
You never want one of your best players to go down with an injury, but it's also a part of the game.