Scott Skiles Quotes

"Typical dad stuff, ... Spending time with my two boys, going to their little league games. And following the NBA, like always."

"I just read a couple of [Raptors coach] Sam Mitchell quotes that sounded like he was going to be there."

"A.D.'s leadership presence is definitely something we've missed. There's no doubt about that. And Griff was very important to our team. We miss that (veteran leadership)."

"I would never commit ahead of time that he wasn't going to play. I would hate to tell somebody they're not going to play or their minutes would be limited, then all of a sudden 6 minutes into the game put him out there. That wouldn't be fair. I think it's better that he stayed ready, but unfortunately he didn't get in."

"I don't know how badly he was hurt. So no, I wasn't surprised."

"We just have to watch him -- that's why he's taking days off of practice -- and make sure he's not overdoing it. But if he's able to play, we'll play him and worry about each game one by one. If he has to overplay tonight to win the game, that's what we'll have to do."

"We need every win. The problem is we started the second half like five blind men. We were not executing, not talking to each other. Maybe one half is good enough for us right now. We have to get that rectified."

"We'd like to come out and win the first quarter. Both games, they've given us a body blow right off the jump and we just haven't been ready enough."

"We did a great job of collapsing and a great job on the glass. We had a big advantage on the boards and Tyson was a big part of that, especially on the offensive end. We were all scrappy tonight."

"He could definitely help us by practicing, but I don't know why we would even fool around with that [now]. The only way we could consider that is if the medical people said there was absolutely no chance it would hurt him."

"I get the impression sometimes that people think there's some sort of magic dust that the coach can sprinkle over the guys to make them aware of everything. We talk to our guys every day about exactly where we are [in the race]. With certain groups, that works really well. With others, it might not."

"The name that comes to mind when I played is [Bill] Laimbeer. I mean, they're two totally different players. And then [Dennis] Rodman here. Those are two guys that tended to get on people's nerves, some people thought they were dirty players or whatever."

"I suppose that's a good question. I don't know. Would there be a conflict of interest there because he was in Washington? I really haven't given that a whole lot of thought."

"Luther's been great. I liked watching him in college. I think he's a great all-around player. My feeling is, wherever his career is going, he's probably going to continue to get minutes. He looks like a good pro guard to me."

"We've got to do a better job with that chain of events."

"We're three games down with 17 to go and two tough ones this weekend. That's why it's the NBA ? it's a tough business. We got to respond now."

"For whatever reason, we are not fighting back when other teams give us a blow."

"Jason Williams, sort of in a quiet manner, hurt us."

"This was a very difficult practice, and they're going to continue to be difficult. We're just not playing at an intensity level that's necessary for us to win. The guys know it. It's something we've got to get corrected."

"He was in a lot of pain when he left the building."