Obviously he's a very good player, an NBA talent.

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

Momentum can change so much in the NBA and if you keep playing things can happen for you. I think the 3-pointer lifted us in the overtime. We had the momentum and we carried it through. The game never stops. We were down and then we came back. It was a roller coaster ride.

I feel it's nice to have a broad spectrum of talent.

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.

Jeff has been struggling a little bit, but tonight he came to play. We don't have as much talent as the other teams do, but what we do have is hard work. We just worked really hard tonight. Tonight we just worked really hard and came up short.