Maurice Evans Quotations

We're gone. That's a relief for me. I don't have people anyway here, but I don't have to worry about people asking me to try and get tickets and do all that stuff.

But defensively, my role never changes. Bringing effort and running the floor, that part of my game never changes.

I'm always ready to play, and I'm always expecting to play. Whether or not I do is another thing. When he called my name, I was kind of double checking to make sure it was me, because I didn't want to get up and then it not be me.

I feel like I can be an important part of this team at any time. I'm happy he gave me a chance, and I'm happy I was able to make the most of it.

I still have friends who play on the team now, and I don't think that's a great deal. I don't think that guy is helpful. He's just now coming back from a suspension, and this is how he reacts, demanding a trade. You should be happy to be playing if you're really rehabilitated and have it out of your system.

When he called my name, I was kind of double-checking to see if it was really me. I wanted to make sure it was me. I didn't want to get up and have it not be me. But when I finally got out there, I was excited to play, and I think that same hunger is what allows you to play aggressive and be successful.

Now he'll be back in a situation where he can fulfill the role that Reggie Miller was playing, where he can come off screens and get shots. And he has a guy like Jermaine O'Neal who can demand a double-team and who can pass the ball out of the double-team. I think he can go back to regaining his form again.

They've got all the drama and hype we have the great basketball game. Detroit and San Antonio might not be glamour cities like Los Angeles and Miami, but both teams play pure basketball the way its meant to be played.

Tannis? ... Are you sure you don't mean anise? Or ...

I'm just happy they gave me a chance, and that I made the most of it.

I didn't know that my mom and dad and my sister were sneaking into town,