280 Quotes by Maurice Cheeks

We all think that Andre is this veteran player, because he has played so many games in his first two seasons. We take for granted that he should be at another level, but he has to grow a little more.

I can look at it and say some of the guys have had a lot of experience because of the guys that have been hurt, but I also would like to have the guys that are going to play out on the court,

I'm going to start watching his minutes anyway. But I'm not going to try and play him 48 minutes (Wednesday). I'm going to be very aware of his back problem.

The organization does not condone anything like that.

Certainly, he's not as good as A.I. now, but as time moves on, maybe he will. Who knows that?

I'm glad to have him back. Especially with Yao Ming here. You have to be very tentative with how you play Yao Ming.

This was a delicate situation. My communication with Chris and Allen should have been better. I take responsibility, I'm the coach.

Chris is very capable of taking our troops, as all our guys are. Chris is our veteran. He's been around certain situations a while, so he understands about guys getting hurt and how to help other players. (Sunday) night was a perfect example of Chris leading us.

I know who he is now. He's a lot better than I thought he'd be. He can pass the ball a little bit, he can rebound, he has a nice little jump shot. He's been a pleasant surprise. You see a big guy walk in the training room, you hope he's on your team.