Re: Cavaliers @ Bucks
Game Quotes: Cavaliers at Bucks - January 4, 2006
Cavaliers Head Coach Mike Brown
(On the play of LeBron James…)
“ LeBron continues to amaze me. He got a triple-double tonight which was awesome. He’s one guy who can get those often. It’s easy to take him for granted when he does because it just seems so natural for him. ”
(On the Cavs defense on Michael Redd…)
“ Michael Redd is an all-star. The only thing that you can hope for with Michael Redd is to contain him a little bit. You are not going to stop him. Michael Redd is a tough cover for anybody. ”
(On Mike Wilks play for the Cavs…)
“ First of all he’s tough. Second of all he’s real steady with the basketball. He’s been in the league for a few years now. He played in a great program last year in San Antonio. His size isn’t a factor because he’s tough, strong, quick and he likes to defend.”
Donyell Marshall
(On playing against the Bucks big frontline…)
“ I think they have a good frontcourt. The last time we played here they got us a little bit, especially with offensive rebounds. We wanted to make sure that we did a better job of boxing out this time. ”
(On the lift he provided off the bench…)
“ I just tried to come in and help the team. Tonight we started off slow so I just tried to come in there and pick things up. ”
Damon Jones
(On being in the starting lineup…)
“ It felt good just to be on the floor. I’m no stranger to being a starter. It was an adjustment early and I had to get through some of the bad times because of my shooting. ”
(On the play of the Bucks this season…)
“The Bucks have a good basketball team. The key to their team all year long has been depth. They have a couple of guys out and because of that they are hurting but they are a good basketball team.”
Head Coach Terry Stotts
(On an overall “flat” night…)
“I thought we came out with good energy and got off to a nice lead, but then after that I think the rest of the game [was flat]. I was disappointed in both halves. We built a lead in both halves and let it get away from us. We’re not in that situation very much. It’s disappointing to lose to them here regardless of when we play them next. It’s a game that we needed and felt that we should have had.”
(On an uncharacteristic fourth quarter…)
“It was a long [scoreless] stretch. For the most part, defensively, we competed at the end. I thought they were a little quicker with all the rebounds.”
(On getting no contribution from the bench…)
“It’s unusual. It doesn’t happen very often that I can remember. Our bench has been very good and very productive for us. We need to get the bench in and we have all year and this a little bit of an anomaly. It’s how the game went tonight.”
Bobby Simmons
(On an uncharacteristic fourth quarter…)
“At the end of the fourth, we didn’t come back like we usually do. We had great energy. It’s just a matter of a few plays that could possibly change the game, and tonight it did. I think that it’s one of those nights that we just didn’t convert on plays that we usually make at the end of a game and throughout that process I think we had a few more shots fall for us. We had an opportunity to win at the end.”
(On LeBron James’ fourth quarter outburst…)
“We did a good job [defensively]. I wouldn’t say we did a great job. Unfortunately they won the game tonight, but as far as the team effort I think we did a good job as a team collectively to contain him [James] with the ball in his hand.”
(On getting no contribution from the bench…)
“It’s always a team effort. I’m quite sure that the guys wanted to contribute a little bit more and make a few more plays but they just didn’t do it tonight. We just have to go back to the drawing board and just play a little bit better the next game.”
Michael Redd
(On LeBron James early struggles and fourth quarter performance…)
“He’s a good player. He’s going to keep playing, keep shooting and his team will keep going for him so he played a great second half.”
(On losing to a potential playoff rival…)
“Huge loss, huge loss. It’s an advantage to at least share the tie-breaker with them. It hurts us tonight, so we’ve got to go to Cleveland and try and win there.”
(On the fourth quarter…)
“We just missed shots, started off flat for the first five or six minutes of the fourth quarter. You can’t do that. You’ve got to stay on these guys - they’re a sleeping giant. Against LeBron [James] you’ve got to bury him, and we didn’t bury him.”
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