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Postgame Quotes-at Charlotte
Kings Coach Rick Adelman
“We played awful tonight. I can’t remember the last time we had 12 assists and 23 turnovers. We just didn’t take care of the basketball and we didn’t have any energy. The energy level was really, really low.”
“We can’t complain about the schedule, we had a day off yesterday. We just didn’t have it tonight.”
“I think the guys that we’ve got played hard. Our two guards {Mike Bibby and Cuttino Mobley} had a tough night.”
On the Bobcats’ performance
“They always play hard. We told our team that they always play hard, especially at home. They usually have very close games when they lose. We told our team that they were going to come with energy, and they’re going to come out and play hard. I thought earlier in the game we got off to a decent start but as the game wore on we didn’t have enough courage. We have to regroup. We have another game tomorrow.”
On the status of Peja Stojakovic and Brad Miller
“I don’t know if we’re going to have them tomorrow night or not.”
Brian Skinner
“They got a lot of easy shots tonight. We wanted them to primarily take jump shots, but they made most of their shots going to the basket. We also turned the ball over too much. It’s hard to win ball games with the amount of turnovers we had.”
Thoughts on Bobcats Forward Emeka Okafor
“He’s young and as long as he keeps working hard he will be a good player. That is what separates the good players from the average players.”
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
Bernie Bickerstaff
“We did a much better job of converting turnovers. We got 25 points off of their turnovers. We kind of self-destructed the second half. I think we had five turnovers in the first half and we ended up with 18. We did a much better job of converting turnovers at the end in total in this game. The one thing that I think we did down the stretch was we stopped playing. We didn’t play to win; we played to keep from losing.”
On the injuries of Sacramento
“I empathize, but that’s the extent of it. I know how difficult it is, especially when you think about how long they’ve been out here on the road. It’s tough anyway, but I credit our guys. I think they did a good job in making them earn shots. They didn’t really get anything easy, especially coming off the screens.”
“We got a victory and we need one, but you can’t be satisfied with that, unless you say on a bad night you got it done. But you know how coaches are, you want to come as close to perfection as you possibly can. I don’t know, it just looked like we were in quicksand.”
“I’m probably hard to satisfy, but it’s been great. We talk about mistakes of commission and omission. Most of the time the mistakes are those of commission. The guys, get after it and they try. I don’t think as a coaching staff we can settle when someone says ok. That’s how we improve. We can improve on some of these things. Those are the lessons we have to learn.”
“Well really, this whole thing is about winning. Losing isn’t fun. The guys have made it bearable because of who they are and how they play and how they compete. I was talking earlier today, normally when you’re in this situation, you want the season to hurry up and end. I don’t have any problems with this season continuing. Its going to be a barometer for us, to evaluate our players. The guys give it everything that they have. I’m having a lot of fun.”
Bobcats Center Primoz Brezec
“They were a little bit shorthanded tonight without Brad Miller, Peja Stojakovic and Darius Songaila, but you can’t forget about Brian Skinner, Kenny Thomas and Corliss Williamson. They’re pretty good players. We did a good job tonight as a team, collectively. They’re a good three-point shooting team, but today they played more inside. You’ve got to watch out for those shooters, so we couldn’t help and double team.”
“We started pounding the ball inside especially to Melvin (Ely). I think he’s one of the best in the league among post players. You have to have a balance between the inside and outside game. That’s the key.”
Bobcats Forward Gerald Wallace
“I was excited, but I think a lot of the excitement was gone because a lot of the guys I played with didn’t play, like Brad Miller, Darius Songaila, Peja Stojakovic and Bobby Jackson. Obviously the team isn’t the same as it
was when I was there. It was good to see all the guys again, but the feeling wasn’t there that I thought would be there playing against them.” “We came out, we sustained a lead and we executed in the fourth quarter against a very good team. Anytime you’re capable of doing that it’s a great feeling.”
Bobcats Guard Brevin Knight
“It was a great game for us. It was a great team effort. We defended very well against a high- scoring team. We did well against their guards, knowing they had to take a majority of the shots with their big guys being gone. It was a good win for our team.”
Postgame Quotes-at Charlotte
“We played awful tonight. I can’t remember the last time we had 12 assists and 23 turnovers. We just didn’t take care of the basketball and we didn’t have any energy. The energy level was really, really low.”
“We can’t complain about the schedule, we had a day off yesterday. We just didn’t have it tonight.”
“I think the guys that we’ve got played hard. Our two guards {Mike Bibby and Cuttino Mobley} had a tough night.”
On the Bobcats’ performance
“They always play hard. We told our team that they always play hard, especially at home. They usually have very close games when they lose. We told our team that they were going to come with energy, and they’re going to come out and play hard. I thought earlier in the game we got off to a decent start but as the game wore on we didn’t have enough courage. We have to regroup. We have another game tomorrow.”
On the status of Peja Stojakovic and Brad Miller
“I don’t know if we’re going to have them tomorrow night or not.”
“They got a lot of easy shots tonight. We wanted them to primarily take jump shots, but they made most of their shots going to the basket. We also turned the ball over too much. It’s hard to win ball games with the amount of turnovers we had.”
Thoughts on Bobcats Forward Emeka Okafor
“He’s young and as long as he keeps working hard he will be a good player. That is what separates the good players from the average players.”
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
Bernie Bickerstaff
“We did a much better job of converting turnovers. We got 25 points off of their turnovers. We kind of self-destructed the second half. I think we had five turnovers in the first half and we ended up with 18. We did a much better job of converting turnovers at the end in total in this game. The one thing that I think we did down the stretch was we stopped playing. We didn’t play to win; we played to keep from losing.”
On the injuries of Sacramento
“I empathize, but that’s the extent of it. I know how difficult it is, especially when you think about how long they’ve been out here on the road. It’s tough anyway, but I credit our guys. I think they did a good job in making them earn shots. They didn’t really get anything easy, especially coming off the screens.”
“We got a victory and we need one, but you can’t be satisfied with that, unless you say on a bad night you got it done. But you know how coaches are, you want to come as close to perfection as you possibly can. I don’t know, it just looked like we were in quicksand.”
“I’m probably hard to satisfy, but it’s been great. We talk about mistakes of commission and omission. Most of the time the mistakes are those of commission. The guys, get after it and they try. I don’t think as a coaching staff we can settle when someone says ok. That’s how we improve. We can improve on some of these things. Those are the lessons we have to learn.”
“Well really, this whole thing is about winning. Losing isn’t fun. The guys have made it bearable because of who they are and how they play and how they compete. I was talking earlier today, normally when you’re in this situation, you want the season to hurry up and end. I don’t have any problems with this season continuing. Its going to be a barometer for us, to evaluate our players. The guys give it everything that they have. I’m having a lot of fun.”
Bobcats Center Primoz Brezec
“They were a little bit shorthanded tonight without Brad Miller, Peja Stojakovic and Darius Songaila, but you can’t forget about Brian Skinner, Kenny Thomas and Corliss Williamson. They’re pretty good players. We did a good job tonight as a team, collectively. They’re a good three-point shooting team, but today they played more inside. You’ve got to watch out for those shooters, so we couldn’t help and double team.”
“We started pounding the ball inside especially to Melvin (Ely). I think he’s one of the best in the league among post players. You have to have a balance between the inside and outside game. That’s the key.”
Bobcats Forward Gerald Wallace
“I was excited, but I think a lot of the excitement was gone because a lot of the guys I played with didn’t play, like Brad Miller, Darius Songaila, Peja Stojakovic and Bobby Jackson. Obviously the team isn’t the same as it
was when I was there. It was good to see all the guys again, but the feeling wasn’t there that I thought would be there playing against them.” “We came out, we sustained a lead and we executed in the fourth quarter against a very good team. Anytime you’re capable of doing that it’s a great feeling.”
Bobcats Guard Brevin Knight
“It was a great game for us. It was a great team effort. We defended very well against a high- scoring team. We did well against their guards, knowing they had to take a majority of the shots with their big guys being gone. It was a good win for our team.”
Not that beard. :/
