Dwane Casey Coming Quotations

One thing that hurt us tonight was our transition defense. They were playing a small lineup and we didn't recognize that they were coming down and looking for the 3-point line. If you're not ready to get back in transition, it's going to be a long night. We saw the best of Phoenix tonight.

I don't differentiate between Orlando, Miami, nobody. We've got tough games coming up the rest of the season. We have to prepare and play at the level we know we're capable of, which I didn't think we did the other night against Orlando.

We've got to regroup. We've got to come back together. This is us. Nothing is changing. No one else is coming in this locker room. ... I know there are trade rumors, but this is us. No one else.

His three-point shooting is a big plus. He can stretch the floor and pull up in transition. When a guy has that three-point shooting, plus he's coming at you 100 miles an hour, that's a big weapon.

I think they're probably two of the best and quickest in the league coming off screens, changing speeds. They'll come off; they'll hesitate. Where Ben Gordon gets you is that second burst of the speed. We just didn't gauge their speed and square our shoulders.

We didn't do a good job of matching up in transition. They were playing a small lineup. We didn't recognize quickly enough, because they were coming down and not looking to run a play but looking for the three-point line. If you're not ready to get back in transition, it's going to be a long night.

Well, he's coming along. He's letting his play do his talking now. He's just matured as a young man and matured to the NBA game. His approach and his work habits are far, far ahead of where he was at the beginning of the year.

Tonight, we had an excellent start to the game. But you have to play the game the right way. You have to execute for 48 minutes, because if you don't, you don't have the confidence and the rhythm coming down the stretch.

Tony Parker is probably one of the fastest human beings in the world. He puts so much pressure on the defense when he is coming at you.

This is us. It's not changing. Nobody else is coming into this locker room.

There's a place for a guy like Marko coming off the bench behind Marcus.

It's very difficult knowing your guys are young players coming in against a veteran team. This shows us what it's like to play against a playoff-ready team.

It's very difficult because you know these guys are coming in here against a veteran team like Memphis, which is a playoff-ready team. They are playoff tough. To come in here for our young guys and compete ... it's a tough task. This gives our young guys a taste of what playoff teams are about.

Confidence is a funny thing. You shoot great when you have it. I'm sure that's some of it, losing the starting position and then coming back. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.

You want to put them in situations to see how they react under competition, with the referees, the crowd, time and score, fatigue, frustration, with no safety blanket. You don't have Kevin coming in, you don't have Ricky coming in. It's on you.