Rashard Lewis Quotations

We've always said we need more than me and Ray. When we get other guys coming on like that, it makes things so much easier.

I feel like I don't want to be a body out there, being used to help the guys practice. At the end of the day, politics plays a lot into it and if you look at the guys on the roster, some of those guys have got big contracts with shoe deals, commercials and everything. I feel like I've been an underground player my whole career and that would be a factor when it comes down to cutting people.

I feel like with the team we have now, we can play with anybody in the NBA. It's too bad we couldn't have done this earlier. We don't have guys worried about minutes and complaining about playing time.

I feel like we weren't playing hard. We were just kind of going through the motions.

He got hot and when his shots start to fall, he's not going to miss many.

He's been playing well this year. He's been taking it to the basket and he's not taking bad shots. He's been more efficient and he's knocking down that short jump shot.

I would love to finish my career in Houston, to be back in front of the hometown fans and in front of my family. You never know what can happen. I'm happy in Seattle right now. But at the same time, there's no place like home.

When you see one of your teammates go out like that, especially an All-Star player, we are behind him all the way. When he was ejected, I knew I would have to be a lot more aggressive. I was going to have to give myself shots and get my teammates open shots. I knew I was going to have to score a lot.

We didn't have our legs. It should have been 4-1. I thought we gave the game away against Orlando last night, but Washington is a good team.

We talked about how they embarrassed up in their house. We didn't want them to get back on the winning track here. We expected them to play well. We wanted to match their intensity.

We showed some fight, but it wasn't enough. We need that from the start and not just wait until the end.

It was a little stiff, but it started to loosen up as the game went on. It just didn't feel right (not to play). I didn't want anybody to think I was giving up on my team, the fact that we were losing a lot of games.

It was a little stiff, but it started to loosen up as the game went on.

Right now, we're not healthy. We're wounded. We got to get healthy and get our guys back.

That's where things started wrong. Guys came in here worried about themselves instead of the team. And it never got better. Guys were worried about playing time because of their contract situation and never got into the team concept. You could see it in guys' faces.

The way we're playing right now, we'll be fortunate to win another game.

It's a little bit sore. It's going to be that way when I play. It's something I have to get through.

It just felt like we were going through the motions, there wasn't any feeling for the game.

It makes you think that we're starting to develop instead of reaching the main goal and that's to win the division and make the playoffs. But at the same time, that's all we got is young players. They've got to learn, and they've got to learn quickly.

Everybody can play defense. We're just not defending right now. We need to communicate on defense, help each other.

The ball was supposed to go to me or Ray, but things broke down and Luke had to take the best shot he could get.

This is a very big win. Even though it's at the end of the season and we are on the outside looking in, we are still playing together and it shows you there is no quit in this team. I think we are building good chemistry heading toward next season.

I'm excited again and I think the fans are too. I don't know if you can put that on Earl, but it's good to have him.

I knew I was going to have to be a lot more aggressive. If not getting myself shots, but getting my teammates open shots. I knew I had to step up big.

I honestly thought about it (not playing) last night and all day today, but I didn't want to leave my team hanging like that. I just wanted to give some kind of effort, to let them know I'm still with them.

I don't think any of us wants the season to end right now. Where am I going on vacation? I had no idea. I haven't even thought of that. I think we enjoy being together, and that's the difference between then and now.

You can tell they're a better defensive team. They took me out. I couldn't get anything rolling.

The type of contract I'm looking for - I feel like this is my last really big deal - I don't know if they'll be willing to pay that.

A lot could change tomorrow. We'll just have to wait and see.