263 Quotes by Eddie Jordan

It's a situation where we're going to have to monitor Jarvis as the season goes along, ... That's just a part of coaching in the NBA. Injuries are going to happen throughout the season and you have to adjust.

We have to let it seep out and get over it. And as the night goes along and it turns into a long morning we have to come back together and go to work and win a game on Sunday.

It says a lot about the direction we're going in, with the new starting lineup a huge, huge defensive emphasis. Some guys didn't play as many minutes tonight as normal, but we really cared about doing the things that it takes to win and not about what's going to shoot up in the stat sheet.

We're working on it. Both sides are working on it. We need to have a (good) working relationship with the officials no matter how much we disagree, and fans must see it.

It's a fact of life that we've been on the West Coast so it's going to be nice to get back home and have some practices on our home court, ... The good thing is that we've had some real lively practices out here. Guys have been really competing and that's what you want to see as you get ready for the season.

We have a new team and we're trying to develop some chemistry, ... It's hard to come by right now. Gilbert's been out for a while. We need our top end guys to play together to get some rhythm. That hasn't happened yet.

It's a fragile, sensitive league, but it's not going to make or break the season.

Today there was a collective effort. We are riding the momentum that we started three games ago. Caron did a really good job defensively. He is really embracing the role that we assigned him as the defensive captain, and we are just riding a wave right now.

It's a little bit more up-tempo because they've got guys healthy now.