They executed, they got on top of the basket. If you made a mistake defensively, they took care of it. They made us turn the ball over if we messed up our spacing on the...

He got the ball inside, and he just threw it back out. I don’t know if somebody threatened him in there, or what. But it looked like we were totally afraid.

We couldn’t seem to do too much against their zone, but we kept playing hard.

We’re still alive and that’s the important thing.

They probably did get a little bit intimidated, but they have to learn how to play at this level if they are going to be in this league.

He’s going to be a good player,

(Palacio is) a veteran player, he’s been around the league and he’s seen some things. He’s a very knowledgeable guy. Those things help you understand what’s going on in the game.

All I’m asking for from these guys is for them to compete hard … If you like the game enough, this is what you want.

They (Jazz players) are not familiar with how to deal with the pressure, and so that’s how they’ve always done it ? overpower people, and get shots off. But you have to make them. Because...

He’s been terrific. He’s been a terrific worker in practice and a good person to his teammates, and I think those things are very important.

They just kept pecking away at us. We got casual and the shots we took are the shots you don’t really like. That’s what happens in this league so often, you lose your focus for...

If you don’t like this business, you can always go work somewhere else. We’ve got to try to sell this league any way we can, if it’s a positive.

We did a better job of staying in front of them and not letting them get on top of the basket every time. And that was a huge thing because the first half was atrocious.

I tell the players, ‘I’m sorry that you got hurt, but there’s not a thing I can do about it’. You’ve got to go forward. That’s the only thing I know. That’s what I’ve tried...

These guys are excited about winning. They’re excited about playing and pulling for each other. We didn’t have that two weeks ago. We didn’t have all our players (because of injury). Now we have a...

I didn’t know who was still trying to make the playoffs. They looked like the team that wants to be in the playoffs and we looked like we don’t want to be there.

When we started the ball game it looked like a lay-up drill, the way they drove around us and over the top of the basket. For some reason this lineup hasn’t been real productive on...

That keeps us alive. Otherwise, we’re probably dead. It’s pretty simple. It’s just like anybody. We’d like to stay alive a little longer.

There may be times when we use him like that. He can guard some guys bigger than him.

I could have passed the ball into Yao sitting on the bench he was so wide open. He got what he wanted and we didn’t put any defensive pressure on him.

(Miami) is a smart team, they execute. We haven’t learned to do that in an offense. We can’t do it one-on-one.

We didn’t show a great deal of toughness. We were tired out there and we have to get into better shape.

The games mean still something. It’s not like you just throw (the ball) out there and you don’t care if you win or lose.

Let them experience a day off in there, and see if they can keep themselves ready. It’s important to see if any of them try to take the third game off.

I was beginning to wonder. You don’t get yourself better by playing at half-speed. You’ve got to get yourself going so you get into a good rhythm and you don’t get hurt. That’s how you...

Andrei makes a huge, huge difference when he’s out there, but we can’t rely on him to take care of all of our mistakes. I thought our other people did a good job.

Andrei was terrific. He was all over the place. He was terrific defensively, he shot the ball well and did a terrific job passing the ball. I never took him out the second half. Usually...

They played back-to-back games and four games in five days and, for them, there wasn’t going to be any difference between the fourth game (and the first). You just don’t get tired if you’re in...

We played a lot harder. That’s the main thing. That was interesting that we did that.

We didn’t have a good effort in the first half and had a really horrendous finish. I didn’t know if we were going to settle down and try to play basketball or try to beat...

And, … it’s a lot easier to get guys to put on a jacket than play good defense for 48 minutes. I mean, have you ever seen Ostertag try to move his feet in the...

I’m really glad today for Karl Malone. But (the current Jazz players) weren’t involved in (the celebration) that much. They weren’t out there on the street (during the statue unveiling).

These things were going to happen. Greg and I know that. That’s just who we are. And we just go about our business.

It looked like we didn’t belong. They just waxed us. Our guys looked afraid, and I hate to use that word. This is one of the most disappointing games I’ve ever been involved in that...

We were so confused at the start of the ball game, and made some terrible mistakes defensively and couldn’t get into our offense. We decided to play a soft game early and we had a...

He came into this league a great player. He obviously has gotten better, but experience is a great teacher. He’s just a great, great player.

This win keeps us alive a little bit longer. Without this win, we would be dead.

We did a very poor job in trying to block them off of the boards. They just killed us on the offensive boards.

I was more disappointed in our veteran players. You know, you can be upset with the young players ? but some of them haven’t had an opportunity to be on the floor.

[Williams only had two assists but played markedly better after an eight-minute, three-foul stint against Steve Nash on Monday.] I thought he had better be motivated to play, because he didn’t play very well the...

We fought at the beginning of the second half and then they just annihilated us. They defended us well and we had a very tough time scoring inside. If we keep playing like that, we...

They just waxed our ears back pretty good. In the first half, we looked like we were pretty casual about it.

I thought he had better be motivated to play, because he didn’t play very well the other night. I thought he came right back at it. [He] came out tonight and stayed aggressive.

This team is going to be a great, great team.

He’s in much better shape than a year ago. One of the important things for guys to remember is to be in great shape, so if you do have something go wrong, you don’t get...

I think it’ll happen again because of the three-point line. Tracy McGrady is a guy who could do something like that, because he can shoot from a distance and also get on top of the...

I’m not asking them to be Karl Malone, but I think I have a right to hold players accountable. If I do that, then I’m being a little bit too harsh on them at times....

I thought we played with a lot more purpose tonight than we did the other night.

They know what they’re doing defensively. They pushed us around and didn’t let us do anything. When people put pressure on us, it seems like we just don’t believe in an offense.

Maybe I’ll have 12 captains, … I’ve got a lot of things going on in my head with that right now.