Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jacksonis an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers. Jackson won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 April 1978
CityHouston, TX
confident finish great point team until
We've got to get to the point when we get a big lead, we feel confident and finish them off. We're not going to be a great team until we can do that.
great guy ignorant wild
He's a big kid, and he is so misunderstood. He's not a wild guy at all. He's not a thug. He's not some ignorant guy. He's a great person.
played
He was aggressive. He didn't let the referees get in his head, he just played well. He's getting a feel for the game.
loves problem wants
He wants to play with us. He loves his teammates. He has no problem with his teammates. He told me that personally. He wants to come back and play.
contest contested hit knew pass time tried
He (Crawford) didn't have enough time to pass so I knew he was going to shoot. I just tried to contest the shot. I contested it and he hit the shot.
advantage knows men rely
He's got to take advantage of his opportunities. He knows that with J.O. out, he's going to be one of our big men that can score. We're going to rely on him a lot. He's doing real good.
ask came chance gave hit ourselves player shot slow start
Carmelo is a big-time player and he hit a big-time shot. We had a slow start and got back into it. We gave ourselves a chance to win, which is all you can ask for. ... But it came down to a big shot at the end and he hit it.
everybody good great guys love miss plays positive team works
This team has too many great guys and good professionals to go through so much negativity. As my friend, I would still love for him to be here, but I don't miss the negativity. Being around a positive environment, everybody plays better and everybody works better.
last played
We feel like we have a lot to prove, ... But not to the world, to ourselves. We know we're better than the way we played last year.
game last playoffs wanna winning worry
We just wanna worry about winning this last game and going into the playoffs with some momentum.
attitude happened help hurt situation stands throw
My attitude wasn't to go into the stands to hurt nobody. My attitude was to help my teammate. It just happened to be a situation that I had to throw some punches.
certain happy obviously positive reaction
Obviously there are certain things he's not going to be happy about and a certain way that he's going to react. But he understands now that the reaction has to be positive and it can't be at the job.
biggest free hit line
Shaq got to the line and hit his free throws. That was the biggest thing.
fall houses replace tree uncle works
My uncle works in the prison, so he's still there and he said a lot of the houses are straight. My sister's house had a tree fall on it, but it didn't do too much damage. It's nothing we can't rebuild. You can't replace a life, but you can replace the houses and the fences.