Lindsey Hunter Quotations

We're just two teams that have challenged each other, and we'll get up for each other, knowing the history. It'll be a little edgy, but it will still be just another game.

We know what we can do, we know what we're capable of. We just come in and play. It means a lot to the young guys. It's a learning experience for them. You always want to know what it's like with the game on the line and you get a chance to play, and they did. They played well.

We know we've got to tighten that up. That's been our stamp. That's what we hang our hats on and we can't ever get away from that.

Wouldn't it be unique for me, Grant and Allan (Houston) to finish our careers here, wouldn't that be fun? Three old guys coming off the bench trying to win titles, that would be fun.

We're happy to win, and it's nice to set new record and win things, but we only have had one goal all year. Winning a championship is the only thing that matters to all of us. All the other stuff is just things that have happened along the way to get us there.

I wish they could have pulled that one out. It'd be fun to be playing at the same time.

I have (been aware of them) because it's on our Web site and it's been mentioned to me before. I try not to get too caught up in statistics. That's not what I shoot for, I just go out there every game and do what I do best and that is how I get the results in the end.

If I was coaching I would've yanked his butt out of the game. After a couple of those long bombs, I would've sat him down.

He's a guy that will give us that depth, like we had with Mike James. I think that he has the things we try to incorporate: scorer, defensively on-the-ball person that will bring a different dimension to our second unit.

Going into the playoffs, our mentality has to be opposed from the regular season -- that we're going to shut you down. We still know we can score. Our identity is defense.

K-State did a really good job of keying in on the hitters that were doing really well and they weren't going with Na at all.

Our whole focus all year was to win a championship. All this other stuff, I mean, it's nice and it makes for some good stories, but winning a title is our whole mind-set. If we don't win the championship, nobody is going to remember all that other stuff.

My range of motion is still limited a little bit, but I working through that.

That's the type of game the playoffs are. It's a defensive struggle, and every game and every possession means a lot. As the season winds down, we're going to have to establish that as our identity.

Michael was just phenomenal. When guys are shooting like that, it is tough, but we were finally able to get some stops.

You don't ever want to see anybody go through that, especially dealing with all the stuff he's been dealing with. I feel bad for him.

You knew he was going to come out and play today. That's Ben. That's our leader. As he goes, we go.

We're always comfortable when Chauncey has the ball in his hands in any situation. He's played in those situations.

We need to have our showers, there's some guys in here who should be showering more often than they are.

As the season winds down, we have to establish that as our identity, because, going into the playoffs, that's the way games are going to be played. It's a defensive struggle every game, and every possession means a lot. We have to get back into the habit of stopping guys every night.

At this point, we don't even care. We know what we've got to do, and we know what we need to do -- and that's get the title back. That's our focus, our goal. All the other stuff, hey, people can say what they want to say or not. They'll put us on the prime-time or whatever. It doesn't matter to us. We just want the title back.

Things are going well, but it just takes time. It's all going well, so I just have to stay patient.

That's my job and I have fun doing it. Thank goodness that I can still do it. I got lucky on the steal on Allen. As long as I create turmoil on the court, I'll keep doing it.

That's just a theory, man, nobody knows. I hate to see him go through this. I know if it was me, I would be home.

That's just a matter of us instilling that confidence in him. I'm gonna keep talking to him. We can get it done. We don't get it done in the same fashion as the starters do, but we can get it done.

This doesn't matter at all. We want the championship.

The more we play together, the more we can kind of read each other and know what to do. It just makes us a better team.

It's just what I do. Being out as long as I've been out, I'm just trying to get myself into condition. I just try to work myself extra. We get into a city, just give me a gym and a ball and I go.

It's not so much our whole legacy, but we want to repeat. We want to be one of the elite teams. Few teams have ever done that, and that's the challenge for us.

It means absolutely nothing. It's good but our goal is to win a championship. That's our goal. Everything else is fine and dandy, but nobody is going to remember that if we don't win a championship.

It's good to have a shake-up every now and then. That's life.

Everybody was antsy, everybody was anxious, and it showed in our play. We got the first one out of the way, so now we can settle down a little bit.

That has a lot to do with it. If you believe you're right, you should voice your opinion. It's not a big deal. Some are blowing it out of proportion.

It kind of knocked him back a little bit. You could tell.

It was just how close-knit the organization is. It was really close back then, really family-oriented. It was cool.

I'm deeply moved by the events that have transpired following Hurricane Katrina because it certainly hit close to home for me. Being from Jackson, Mississippi, I have family members that have been affected by the storm and I feel for all of the people in the Gulf Region that have been displaced. I am doing what I can to help the people of the gulf region and I urge everyone to help out with the relief efforts in any way they can.

I just try to pressure up the floor, make them get into their offense late, and shut down the lane. With Ben (Wallace) and the other guys behind me, it makes it easier for me to pressure up.

He's so focused. He has that tunnel focus. That's why he can go on rolls, like he does. In games, when he gets that focus, he's like an assassin out there.

He's so driven by coaching, he's not going to stop. He's coming back.

I don't really know why we are a good road team. But with our identity, we play well in hostile environments. Being a defensive team gives you that edge where you feel you can go anywhere and win.

You've got to give the Suns credit for their execution. I think we played even with them, although they had a lot of great hustle plays to gain the advantage. But this is just the first game. We've got to go back to the drawing board.