Quotes by Arron Afflalo

“It was kind of frustrating watching him bring his team back into it. He was doing a lot of moving and he had three guys screening for him. He was running free wherever he likes.”

“I wasnt too familiar with all that, I just knew they beat us two straight. I just wanted the win.”

“I think the extra two days we had to prepare were huge for us. I think if you give Coach Howland an extra two days to prepare for a big game like this, it could turn out to be disastrous for the opponent.”

“We did hear those comments. Thats just his personality. We didnt think he meant anything by them.”

“This team really thought we could win a championship and to come up 40 minutes short after all weve been through, it hurts.”

“We didnt achieve the ultimate goal. I feel incomplete.”

“Its a hurtful thing. We had a great season, but second-place teams are quickly forgotten.”

“I dont think a lot of people understand our defensive intensity. Its something you cant watch. It seems like were playing normal defense, but were not. Were always rotating, helping out and contesting every shot.”

“Were definitely in a different era.”

“We did hear those comments, but thats his personality. He probably didnt mean it to be malicious. We werent too worried about it.”

“Were definitely a different era. Thats our mentality. Were a defense-minded team.”

“The Tournament doesnt always reveal who is the best team. I dont know if people think were the two best teams. But were the two teams playing the best right now.”

“They knew how to handle every double-team, they passed out of it great and then they made open shots. They didnt turn the ball over. Everything our defense is designed to do, they were able to go against that.”

“Theyre a very good defensive team. They played to perfection tonight.”

“You know, sometimes we rely on our defense to get offense for us. I just had to let the game come to me. I probably just needed to slow down, shot fake, do some things better to get my shot off.”

“Hes a heck of a defender.”

“There was nothing on me personally. Sometimes we rely on our defense to get offense for us. I just had to let the game come to me. Maybe I was trying to hunt the ball a little too much. As a result, I took myself out of the flow. I had a couple of opportunities in the paint, but I didnt slow down and do some things better to get my shot off.”

“Hes not a stiff at all. So hes able to make plays up high.”

“Our coach talked to us about it before the game. We were pretty focused on the game, though. But again, you know, our heart and everything we do on the floor is always attribute to him, whether hes healthy or not.”

“He is very good. He had the ability to go outside and make plays. Hes no big stiff at all. That caused us problems today.”