380 Quotes by Scott Skiles

A.D.'s leadership presence is definitely something we've missed. There's no doubt about that. And Griff was very important to our team. We miss that (veteran leadership).

His speed has bothered us. He's made his open shots. We've given him too many free throws.

We had some great moments and we had some shaky moments. I'm certainly happy to have the win, and we had some guys that played well. Then when it got tight, we had enough big plays to hold them off.

In my mind, he's the most improved player in the league.

After it got to seven points our guys just hung in there. Our guys were fatigued after last night's game, so I'm really proud of how they all battled.

He's bothered us in all areas. His speed has bothered us, he's made his open shots and we've given him too many free throws. He's always been one of the faster point guards. We've had Ben on him, and we've had trouble dealing with that speed.

Those are all John's decisions -- he's the boss. But we talk about it every day. I've yet to be saddled with a player without John asking me.

I guess, yeah, you could say. It would unrealistic to expect Ben to score 30 games a game.

Now it's a little bit different. Without Ben making some shots during periods of the game, we wouldn't even have had a chance. All I can say is he is aware of it, and he's trying to work on it.