Quotes by Jamaal Magloire

“We just didnt play defense. The young players still dont grasp what it is like to play consistently. Its going to be an adjustment period before we get it together, but I think were going to be OK.”

“All that stuff is trivial to me. People lost their lives; people without home insurance lost their homes. My stuff can be replaced, because Ive been blessed. Lives cant be replaced. Friends of mine are still looking for their siblings and their mothers and fathers. I dont care about my stuff.”

“Everybodys taking it personal and were going to come back with a vengeance.”

“They had a stronger effort and they were determined to win the game.”

“I think the whole reason why they traded for me was to become a playoff-contending team and to take a lot of pressure off the rookie. Ive done so thus far. Theres been a lot of attention that our opponents have put on me, and hes been able to get rebounds that way and score easy baskets. Thats built his confidence.”

“He was very impressive. He made shots, got everyone involved.”

“You never know until the time runs off the clock. We played good defense as if there was another possession left in the game, he was just fortunate enough to make the shot.”

“I thought David West played really well. Hes proven himself, making shots all year. Im happy for him.”

“I made some free throws, Ive been working on that. I thought our inside play was really good.”

“I was able to hit some free throws down the stretch and our inside play was good. Andrew was the difference tonight. We really were determined to win tonight.”

“Were confident in our game plan; were confident in our personnel. The good thing about having a playoff series is you get to go watch film and see what adjustments have to be made for the next game.”