"I've seen a lot of plays like that. I coached Magic Johnson."

"I also believe Odom would complement Eddie Jones and Brian Grant, our two veteran leaders. As I have said before, we are committed to winning and will do whatever it takes to give our fans talented players and a great team."

"The upside is there could be absolute power dominance inside. But the downside is somebody could say, 'OK, you're going to go big, I'm going to go with five guards -- one shooting center and four guards.' And then who's going to beat who first?"

"I can't judge by practice, because he doesn't practice."

"You can't worry about it. You are going to see it. They have got to deal with teams that are committed to shutting them down. You have got to get stronger against it."

"I think you're going to see that kind of series."

"Shaq is very active and motivated right now. There's a lot that's been written of his philosophy for the regular season. He really wants it, and he really wants the ball too."

"Shaq did a great job tonight. We have to make sure he's not in foul trouble and constantly look to go to him."

"You've got to have all your weapons against that team."

"(Walsh) is not going to become a little whip in this thing. He held out and got fair value."

"The voters will put in the best players, and the coaches will take care of the rest."

"We got a break tonight. Bobby Simmons is a great player - Mo Williams - those two guys would have created a lot of problems for us. The thing about a speed team, if you can see them walking up and down the court, you've done something."

"As soon as we begin to struggle offensively or get a little bit discouraged, two or three things happen to us and we stop playing defense."

"We're supposed to be one of the top teams in the league. We've assembled some of the top talent in the league. This team needs to understand that when we come to another team's arena, that it is a big event. We came in here and the Hornets took it from us."

"I think they've turned the corner. They've acquired a tremendous amount of talent."

"I think they've turned the corner. They've accumulated a tremendous amount of talent. Ever since (Thomas) has come here, the talent level has gone through the roof. That's all I know."

"It's an ongoing battle. It's becoming more and more and more difficult to do it. There's so much talent, so much ball-handling ability. There's so many things that officials allow perimeter players to get away with that it's difficult to guard the ball."

"I'm really tired of talking about it. I hate to do it, but there's a huge double standard here. He turns in, it's a foul on him. And they're pushing and shoving on him all the time."

"This is to see whether the two years, all the drill work and all the hard work have manifested itself into something positive for him. It should be something he should be eager to do."

"I'm not happy with it."

"We feel like with this trade we traded a lot, but we got back three quality players. Antoine Walker is one of the very best, multi-faceted, versatile players in this game."

"We traded a lot, but we got back three quality players. Antoine Walker is one of the very best multi-faceted, versatile players in this game. ... He is able to handle the ball, pass it, make plays, shoot 3's and rebound the ball. There isn't anyone in this league better at doing that."

"We feel like with this trade we traded a lot, but we got back three quality players, ... Antoine Walker is one of the very best, multi-faceted, versatile players in this game."

"I'd like my reputation to stay as it is and to be remembered for a wonderful decade."

"It's a reality we have to understand. (O'Neal) has to be more diligent. We have to be more diligent protecting him. We need him in the game."

"I should have played him in New Jersey. I regret that. He could have helped on (Vince) Carter."

"We had a great fourth quarter defensively. We did not get into foul trouble early and made some really big defensive plays. They shot the ball extremely well tonight. We were down going into the fourth quarter and really raised the level of our defense."

"But it's up to Shaquille, too. I mean, it's up to him. And this is where the old coach came out of Stu. He started using some coaching terminology. He said, 'Well, you've got to get him to make a V-cut every now and then. If he makes a V-cut, then they impede his progress, they'll call it."

"We didn't play with great desire and we got our heads handed to us for the second game in a row. Crossroads No. 1 is where we're at right now."

"We feel that he will be able to play three positions for us, giving us added versatility."

"When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion."

"I think people got a view of absolute greatness, back and forth. The bigger the moment, both of them stepped up even bigger and bigger."

"People got a view of absolute greatness. It's absolutely beyond description. I haven't seen players do that in a long time."

"He was at the rim all night. He has tremendous athleticism, strength, force and instincts."

"I think the overall health is OK. Everybody has something wrong with them but it is not debilitating. We just have to keep our fingers crossed everyday that we can keep everybody on the court."

"I was very conscious of (players') minutes and in the end I was very conscious of health. Today is not a good barometer to judge us."

"The argument is they know what they're supposed to do. At least they tell you, 'We know what we're supposed to do.' So you back off a little bit on the real big muscle work that could cause them injury."

"From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty."

"I have complete faith. That's how I operate, that's how I coach. I truly believe that when all the parts are healthy, I know how good we are. I've said it over and over again and I will continue to say it, I just think this team can do something special. And that's the way I'll keep thinking."

"He's incredible. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He was a way of making plays, he's just incredible."

"When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb."

"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in-between."

"We as an organization will do just about anything to supply comfort, compassion, money and anything else we can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Spurs and the Heat getting together to put on this exhibition to raise as much money as we can for the victims is an indication of what both organizations and the NBA is all about."

"The demise of Shaquille O'Neal has been greatly exaggerated. I can guarantee you that - and I coach him."

"He kept telling me he's ready. But I'm a stubborn old coach."

"Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable."

"There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning."

"Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it."

"Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude."

"There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it."