“There are times when we have to do certain things to help him defensively but the flip side of that is he's done so much for our team that we need him on the floor, ... We live with the defensive deficiencies that may come about because of his lack of size. He more than makes up for that with a big, big heart and being a competitor the way he is.”
“The other thing you get with Grant Hill is the leadership, the professionalism and the good, strong positive character. He brings that element into the locker room and into your team as well. He's just doing really well and it looks to me that this time he'll be able to sustain it the entire season.”
“There's nothing that took place that suggested to me that I'm not capable of coaching in this league. Sometimes you get good opportunities, sometimes opportunities don't work out. This is what I do, I coach, and I'd like to do it again.”
