Antonio Daniels Quotes
You have so many all-stars, great players, who don`t wear suits. Are you going to tell them that they aren`t representing the league well? It`s going to be funny to see how this whole thing transpires.
I`m not here to average 30 points a game, ... That`s not who I am, that`s not what I`m about. I was brought here to make plays at every opportunity.
It`s early, but I really like this team, ... What you see is a bunch of professionals going out there, playing hard and doing whatever it takes to play winning basketball. That`s why I was so excited about coming here.
That`s the way I play, ... I like to push the ball and attack the rim and put as much pressure on the defense as I can. Sometimes you get to the line and sometimes you can break the defense down and get a teammate an easy basket. Either way it`s a good result for us.
It`s been an exciting week in a lot of ways, but I haven`t been getting much sleep, ... I`ll do some catching up pretty soon.
As far as where I fit in the back court, that`s not for me to answer. My play will have to decide that. I came here to play hard; I bring leadership to the table and defensive effort. This team is already a good basketball team so they don`t have to adjust to me, I have to adjust to them.
The biggest thing, number one, was the style of play,
It took me getting to San Antonio, where I played with Avery Johnson, Mario Elie, Steve Kerr, Sean Elliot, David Robinson, Terry Porter, all those veterans who had been there before, for me to really learn how to play, ... Now, one of my roles on this team is to come out here and show some of these young guys not only vocally but by how I play, what is needed and what is wanted out of you as a player.
This team is already a good basketball team. They don`t have to adjust to me; I have to adjust to them.
Tim and the Spurs are going to the Virgin Islands. Tim said he had nothing to do with it. Yeah right, he just happens to be from the islands. But hey, Richmond will be just fine. We`re there to work anyway.
