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Postgame Quotes-vs. Philadelphia
Kings Coach Rick Adelman
“What are all these cameras here for, not for me I know that. What’s the deal?”
“This was a good win for us. With (Allen) Iverson and Chris (Webber) on the team, they are a dangerous team and the team was terrific tonight and they played well. All the starters, Mike (Bibby) especially in the fourth quarter, finally got it going. It was a win we had to have before we go on the road to play Detroit and Cleveland, and like I keep saying, we just have to keep winning games, as many as we can, and we have to win the home games especially and this is a big win before the road.”
What was it like to try to devise a game plan to try to stop Webber instead of trying to get him shots?
“I don’t think it was anything to do with that actually. As you may have noticed their offense is centered around Iverson. We watched that game last night and they had like 90 something possessions and he had a part in 55 of them, so Iverson is the guy we are concerned about and we knew what Chris could do certainly. I told the team this morning, it’s all about how we play. It’s not about the trades or the hoopla and everything else. It’s about we need a win and we need to know what they are going to try to do and we knew Iverson was going to attack and he was going to shoot a lot and we knew that the other guy they were going to go to was Chris. So, I knew after seven years what he was going to do and where he was going to be. Fortunately, neither one of them (Iverson or Webber) shot the ball very well so that helped us.”
“The trade was a while back so believe it or not I was more concerned with how we were going to play and how our guys were going to approach the game. We needed to play well as a team. I wasn’t trying to get it over with, I was just trying to be sure we got a win.”
Brian Skinner:
“It has sentimental value. Anytime you play against a team that trades you, you always want to do well. I didn’t want to rush things, I didn’t want to do too much, I just wanted it to come to me and play off it.”
“He (Thomas) was hitting a lot of open shots. He’s always had that 18-foot jumper. Everybody else was finding him, and he was knocking them down. He can do a lot of things. He drive, put the ball on the floor, he plays the four-position, but he can really play three different positions. He’s just very versatile.”
“It was an emotional game with Chris (Webber) coming back. They fans love him. You see a lot of players that say things about their hometown and fans boo them, but not here. The fans are very passionate about players that have played here in the past. It shows tonight. There was a standing ovation for about five minutes. It was good.”
“I think both times I’ve been in Philadelphia, I’ve learned a little bit about perseverance, commitment, and just striving to be a better player. This past season, it was more of just sitting on the bench and trying to stay in shape and trying to stay mentally focused about every opportunity to play. I’m just jumping up inside a little more because I did that and was committed to doing that, and I guess I did prove the (Sixers) organization wrong in the sense of saying that I can play and that I’m a good player and I can play productive minutes. I play hard and I’m very passionate about the game.”
“I think on the road, we haven’t been consistent, a lot of teams have gotten off to a quick start in the first quarter and we’ve been down and we’ve had to come back from that. Games that we’ve been consistent in and games that we’ve stayed in the first quarter and didn’t let teams make big runs, we’ve won those games. We’re hitting shots now, and we’ve got a lot of guys that contribute in different a lot of different things offensively. We’re starting to play a lot better defensively and we’re just going to try to play more consistently.”
Kenny Thomas:
“I was just trying to come out with a lot of energy. I know everybody’s been hyping this up, of course. It was his (Webber) first game back. It was going to be a little strange. It was strange for me when I was going to play in Philadelphia for the first game and he (Webber) came out with a lot of energy too and he was knocking down a lot of shots. Overall, our energy was unbelievable. I think this was one of the best games we’ve played since I’ve been here.”
“I went to bed at around 8 o’clock last night so I was really looking forward to it. It was just one of those wins because we were right there in the middle in the playoff run. We needed it bad and we’ve got to win at least all of them out of our next 10. We’re going to go on the road and try and get some more wins.”
“It’s all about where you are in playoffs now. Homecourt advantage, or course, everybody wants that. We’re right there, right behind Dallas. If we just keep winning and keep passing the ball and stuff like that, we’re going to be alright.”
“They’ve got a lot of history here. He (Webber) has been here for about seven or eight years. The fans are great. They cheer for us just as loud as they cheer for him. But it’s over with now and we’ve got to try to get a win over in Detroit.”
Postgame Quotes-vs. Philadelphia
Kings Coach Rick Adelman
“What are all these cameras here for, not for me I know that. What’s the deal?”
“This was a good win for us. With (Allen) Iverson and Chris (Webber) on the team, they are a dangerous team and the team was terrific tonight and they played well. All the starters, Mike (Bibby) especially in the fourth quarter, finally got it going. It was a win we had to have before we go on the road to play Detroit and Cleveland, and like I keep saying, we just have to keep winning games, as many as we can, and we have to win the home games especially and this is a big win before the road.”
What was it like to try to devise a game plan to try to stop Webber instead of trying to get him shots?
“I don’t think it was anything to do with that actually. As you may have noticed their offense is centered around Iverson. We watched that game last night and they had like 90 something possessions and he had a part in 55 of them, so Iverson is the guy we are concerned about and we knew what Chris could do certainly. I told the team this morning, it’s all about how we play. It’s not about the trades or the hoopla and everything else. It’s about we need a win and we need to know what they are going to try to do and we knew Iverson was going to attack and he was going to shoot a lot and we knew that the other guy they were going to go to was Chris. So, I knew after seven years what he was going to do and where he was going to be. Fortunately, neither one of them (Iverson or Webber) shot the ball very well so that helped us.”
“The trade was a while back so believe it or not I was more concerned with how we were going to play and how our guys were going to approach the game. We needed to play well as a team. I wasn’t trying to get it over with, I was just trying to be sure we got a win.”
Brian Skinner:
“It has sentimental value. Anytime you play against a team that trades you, you always want to do well. I didn’t want to rush things, I didn’t want to do too much, I just wanted it to come to me and play off it.”
“He (Thomas) was hitting a lot of open shots. He’s always had that 18-foot jumper. Everybody else was finding him, and he was knocking them down. He can do a lot of things. He drive, put the ball on the floor, he plays the four-position, but he can really play three different positions. He’s just very versatile.”
“It was an emotional game with Chris (Webber) coming back. They fans love him. You see a lot of players that say things about their hometown and fans boo them, but not here. The fans are very passionate about players that have played here in the past. It shows tonight. There was a standing ovation for about five minutes. It was good.”
“I think both times I’ve been in Philadelphia, I’ve learned a little bit about perseverance, commitment, and just striving to be a better player. This past season, it was more of just sitting on the bench and trying to stay in shape and trying to stay mentally focused about every opportunity to play. I’m just jumping up inside a little more because I did that and was committed to doing that, and I guess I did prove the (Sixers) organization wrong in the sense of saying that I can play and that I’m a good player and I can play productive minutes. I play hard and I’m very passionate about the game.”
“I think on the road, we haven’t been consistent, a lot of teams have gotten off to a quick start in the first quarter and we’ve been down and we’ve had to come back from that. Games that we’ve been consistent in and games that we’ve stayed in the first quarter and didn’t let teams make big runs, we’ve won those games. We’re hitting shots now, and we’ve got a lot of guys that contribute in different a lot of different things offensively. We’re starting to play a lot better defensively and we’re just going to try to play more consistently.”
“I was just trying to come out with a lot of energy. I know everybody’s been hyping this up, of course. It was his (Webber) first game back. It was going to be a little strange. It was strange for me when I was going to play in Philadelphia for the first game and he (Webber) came out with a lot of energy too and he was knocking down a lot of shots. Overall, our energy was unbelievable. I think this was one of the best games we’ve played since I’ve been here.”
“I went to bed at around 8 o’clock last night so I was really looking forward to it. It was just one of those wins because we were right there in the middle in the playoff run. We needed it bad and we’ve got to win at least all of them out of our next 10. We’re going to go on the road and try and get some more wins.”
“It’s all about where you are in playoffs now. Homecourt advantage, or course, everybody wants that. We’re right there, right behind Dallas. If we just keep winning and keep passing the ball and stuff like that, we’re going to be alright.”
“They’ve got a lot of history here. He (Webber) has been here for about seven or eight years. The fans are great. They cheer for us just as loud as they cheer for him. But it’s over with now and we’ve got to try to get a win over in Detroit.”
