Lamar Odom Quotes

"He raises the I.Q. of your basketball team - he helps us tremendously,"

"He raises the I.Q. of your basketball team -- he helps us tremendously,"

"Inside presence, being physical, that's what we need from him. The guy's got the best body in the NBA _ he's got to throw it around a little bit."

"I'll take the blame for that one. I got a little overzealous, I tried to get to the rack, and they got momentum from the charge."

"I'll take the blame for that. I should have let the clock run down more. It was a flop call on a team that was dead. I gave them life. He drew the charge, that's what Mr. Crawford saw. It gave them momentum."

"I take the blame for that (game). I should have ran the clock down more (with 30 seconds left). First time in a long time, my aggressiveness beat me. I was thinking get to the basket. A flop call on a team that is dead, I kind of gave them new life. It's a tough call but I guess it was the right call."

"It is just game-by-game now. You have to win. My concentration level was high tonight. I've just got an aggressive mind-set right now. I didn't really do anything differently tonight - still rebounded and drove to the hole."

"They're focusing on defense. You can tell."

"He raises the I.Q. of your basketball team ? he helps us tremendously,"

"Don't have a choice right now."

"It was fun. We gave them a show. I was glad a lot of the NBA greats came, too."

"I hope I can keep it going and take it into the playoffs. I'm staying focused throughout the game. I'm trying to do the little things I need to do to win games."

"I like Odom as a player, but I don't know if I'd trust him."

"[Like teammate Caron Butler a year ago, he seems destined to finish third in Rookie of the Year voting despite impressive stats. Through Monday, he ranked third among rookies in scoring (16.2 points), third in field-goal percentage (45.3), third in steals (1.28) and fourth in assists (4.4). More impressive, he's done it while learning to play point guard. With a lighting-quick first step, Wade can get in the lane against anybody, and his jump shot has been solid so far.] He's the best rookie I've every played with, ... He just makes plays. He's not getting a lot of hype right now, but people are going to find out about Mr. Wade."

"I think that's the strength to my game, ... I'm not one-dimensional at all. I'm comfortable wherever he wants me to play on the court. I kind of pride myself being able to play any position. Anything to help us create mismatches, I'm willing to do. I always have guard in my game."

"I think that's the strength to my game. I'm not one-dimensional at all. I'm comfortable wherever he wants me to play on the court. I kind of pride myself being able to play any position. Anything to help us create mismatches, I'm willing to do. I always have guard in my game."

"He was saying that I'm learning the role he was five or six years ago. So he understands. The triangle is different. You need four or five guys to understand what's really going on to be effective."

"I can't sleep and I can't bathe properly."

"That's just my coach telling me to go, and don't worry about it."

"If we play the right way, if we follow our leaders, our coach and Kobe, then we should be a playoff team."