51 Quotes by Michael Finley

Sometimes when your offense is coming easy, you relax a little bit on defense. We got caught in that for a while. As a result, with them being such a high-scoring team, eventually it was up to us to get a few stops and just keep scoring.

As a reserve you have to get into that flow and try to find the flow of the game. You find yourself trying to make more of an immediate impact when you come off the bench. Where as a starter, the game just seems to come to you a lot easier.

As a player and a man, I really respected him saying that. I took that to heart.

They're coming in trying to establish themselves as a title contender.

It was even more important for us to win without Tim. We showed what type of team we are with one of our main ingredients not even playing, so when he comes back it will give us an added boost of confidence.

It was important for us to win without Tim (Duncan) to show what type of a team we are without one of our main ingredients. I had the same shots I've had in the past, but the only difference was tonight I was able to knock them down.

For me, I'm coming to a situation where I'm wanted, and I'm looking forward to it.

It's my fault that we got to this point. I was guilty of being overly optimistic. I wanted to believe that the next deal was the one that was the difference maker. ... I was wrong. ... Waiving Mike gave us the opportunity to reclaim financial flexibility. It never should have gotten to this point. My mistake let it. Which makes it all the more painful. It's a business, but it really is personal.

It's something we don't bank on having to have in order to win games. We always think defense is the backbone of all our victories. But if we continue to shoot the ball like that, we'll be tough to beat.