513 Quotes by Flip Saunders

We got out of it what we wanted. Our main guys played really well, especially in the third quarter when they turned the heat up. We worked on some of our trap defenses that were really effective. Then we gave our young guys some fourth-quarter experience.

I was really fortunate in the past five months to wait and evaluate situations. I was going to wait and find the right situation to walk into.

He's been so barraged by things right now. I want to wait a little bit until things all are done and then I'll reach out to him.

They pounded us on the glass. Give them credit. They made shots and played with more energy. We were a little bit tired.

I was more concerned coming in with the defense. I feel in time, we're going to be able to do preparation to be effective offensively. Let's make sure we don't lose our identity defensively.

We don't try to get the ball out of guys' hands too much. We did a little bit tonight because we needed to do some things to get active a little bit.

Before the season, we said there were going to be two tough stretches -- being on the road so much early and this one, where we are playing 10 games in 10 different cities leading into the break. We knew it would be tough. We're just trying to grind our way through.

He seems to be pretty effective and I think that he's a guy that has a chance to be an impact player in this league. He's still pretty young, learning things. But he plays with a lot of aggressiveness, which is something I love, guys who are aggressive as far as defensively. And he can make plays not only for himself but for other people.

They pounded the glass both ways. I saw more lob dunks tonight than I saw in the previous 56 games.