Jerry Sloan Terrific Quotations

I didn't know (which team) was still trying to make the playoffs. They knocked us around. They put us on the floor when we went in (the paint). They were terrific defensively. They played as hard as anyone's played us all year long.

When we did go inside, it was kind of like an adventure in there with the way we shot the ball a few times to see if we could get it up on the glass. They did a terrific job standing us up and taking us out of our offense and we settled for that.

We were totally intimidated by the guy to start with because he had such free roam. We never got a hand in his face. He's a terrific player.

He is a tough assignment for anybody. He's a terrific player. He can put the ball on the floor. And they've got the right complement for him: They've got guys that can make 3-point shots.

Andrei was terrific in helping our people. His seven blocked shots were lifesaving coming down the stretch. Their momentum picked up there at the end and we looked a little tired, but he kept us out of trouble.

Andrei was terrific in helping our people (defensively). He had seven blocked shots which was really life saving coming down the stretch because their momentum picked up there at the end.

Andrei was terrific. He was all over the place. He was terrific defensively, he shot the ball well and did a terrific job passing the ball. I never took him out the second half. Usually I take him out, but he was so alive tonight I didn't take him out at all.

Andrei was terrific for us tonight. He had his hands full with a couple smaller players, but he came through with seven blocked shots and made plays when we needed him to.

He's (Palacio) terrific, he was terrific down the stretch. He made his free throws; he took the ball to the basket and just played extremely well. He seemed to be very confident playing in that position.

He's been terrific. He's been a terrific worker in practice and a good person to his teammates, and I think those things are very important.