27 Quotes by Jeff Malone

I wanted to get more athletic. We need to get back to defending, and I really want to get the ball down the court. We really need to do that more.

I wanted to bring in another point guard, just in case Andre would get called up. I didn't want to be left empty handed.

The way we came out was key. How you approach the game means something. We hit them before they hit us.

It's hard to get better just in practice. There's nothing like the experience of the game.

The battle is trying to make these guys believe you're trying to make them better, not just being hard on them. I wish everyone on this level got a five-day contract ? not a 10-day ? to go up and see how beautiful it is and appreciate it. You have to earn it. Some guys want to take shortcuts. You have to beg them to play hard, to compete.

I had some guys yelling at me on the court tonight. We joked about it afterwards. I like that. Sometimes, these guys are too nice. I think we need a little more fire. If we had that all year, I think we would've won 25 games.

I'll probably reach out to those guys this week. I like to know things instead of just speculating. I'll make some contacts with those guys.

I know Earl Barron. He'll help out tremendously.

Hiram can do that, but he needs to be more consistent. Hiram had a great night, but he has to be able to do that on three consecutive nights.