Erick Dampier Quotations

We're not going to make excuses. You put five players on the court, regardless of who's hurt. Obviously, we have enough talent to win.

I can give that type of effort every night. I know I'm capable of it. I've got to put it all together.

Getting stops is the key to our defense. If we come out and play good defense each and every night, we're going to give ourselves a chance to win.

I think we should have more than that.

That's what comedians do, comedians talk a lot. I laugh at it, too. He's never hung out with me. I don't even know him. So I can say anything about him, and he can say anything about me.

That's what comedians do. Comedians talk a lot.

We don't want to make excuses. Even though those guys are out, we have to put five guys out on the floor. I think this team is good enough and deep enough to still go out there and compete and win a couple of games.

We give ourselves a lot of chances to win a lot of games with our defense.

We tried to give (Yao) different looks, meet him at the foul line, ride him out, sometimes double him. Anybody can score if they get it low enough.

It was a whole new learning experience. With that behind me, I know what I have to do. Every foul has to mean something. It has to be a hard foul just to let them know.

It's always a big deal. Every game is crucial for us.

Anytime you can get a block like that, it sets the tone defensively.