That's what I came here for, ... to be able to give us another threat from the (power forward) position.

All that stuff takes time, but unfortunately for us, because expectations are so high we've got to come out the gate ready to play. So there's a lot of little things we've got figure out. But when in doubt, you just throw it to Shaq.

That was a major gripe, seriously.

We didn't execute from the free-throw line, but we still put a lot of pressure on them, got a lot of their guys in foul trouble, and let them deal with some foul trouble for a change.

He looked fine, but a lot of teams seem concerned with risks nowadays — maybe because the investments in players have become so big. Maybe the Bulls want Eddy long-term, and maybe this is some kind of bargaining chip. Either way, DNA testing is taking things a little too far.

We gotta concentrate more. When we've got a team down, we've gotta step on them.