Andrei Kirilenko Quotes (38 Quotes)


    I think we played pretty good defense. We ran the floor and executed our offense. We got a 20-point lead and that let us play with a little more freedom.

    All we tried to do, ... was just play on him involve him in any pick-and-roll, and let him do what he wants to do.

    Every time you should keep in your mind, they can run back, they can come back and that's what they did. I like that we didn't let up, we stayed with our game and won.

    He is one of the three best point guards in Europe, and without a doubt he will strengthen our team. He knows how to play, and we've had no problems understanding one another on or off the floor.

    We just concentrate the whole fourth quarter and you see how many field goals we let them score. We were very, very active.


    I think we are still playing part good and part bad, ... When we executed our offense, we got a lot of layups and when we didn't they just jumped on our backs and started firing from every part on the floor. They were killing us like in a shooting drill.

    We stayed with our game. A couple of the previous games we were terrible, but tonight we did a terrific job. We were happy, we were moving and rolling.

    They just out-played us, out-hustled us and out-rebounded us. We just didn't pay any attention.

    Definitely he is supposed to be with the ball, because he is a superstar in this league. He is the best player on their team so he is supposed to finish that last attack.

    The ball was in Deng's hand. He tried to get the ball to the point guard but Devin deflected it.

    Nobody knows what's going to happen. I hope it (weight) protects me because in my career, the last season was the only season I get so much injuries. Before I don't have anything. Only an ankle sprain for a couple of games. It was tough to realize you can't play for so much time. Right now, I feel ready for the season.

    I'm trying to avoid it. We're going to leave it in the organization coaches, owners. We're the players. Our job, go on the floor and play the game.

    It was great. We had a great conversation, not only in English, in Russian. It was interesting because we talked about a lot of things. Not basketball at all. The grandmother said she hadn't practiced (Russian) for 20 years. She speaks perfectly.

    It's great to win and I think we did a pretty good job, especially in the second half. We were being so focused and we didn't let them score at all.

    My game is a more all-around game. I want to do something good, especially in crunch time.

    They fought us. They didn't give up. Zach Randolph was trying to win.

    There were like three seconds before the shot-clock violation, and I thought he was gonna shoot and I'd have a chance to rebound the ball. But it surprised me. I tried to catch, but it was so fast it was tough.

    Definitely Greg. He doesn't always say much, but people listen to him.

    We're still the same team inside. Our chemistry in unbelievable and we're have a great time together. Our success comes helping each other and staying together.

    I felt that this game was a playoff game. This crowd was a huge help for them (the Hornets). I'm very happy that we stayed as a team. Even when we had a tough stretch at the beginning we still stayed together.

    I was always amazed, a guy almost 40 years old and he was diving for the ball and hustling every single play. He was amazing. Everything he did was a great example.

    Having Jon on our side has made the team so much stronger. It has made us real contenders for the Euro title.

    I think we did a pretty good job as a team tonight. Especially after those kind of tough nights, the Seattle (loss on Sunday) and the Orlando game, even though we got a 'W,' it was frustrating in the end.

    When this article comes out, girls will be lining up outside his hotel door.

    We don't have a good chance (to make the playoffs), it's a bad chance. But we have a chance, which is good. We have to win a lot of games, but we still feel like we can do it.

    No doubt, Tracy's one of the best players in the league. We liked it when he was out.

    We started to push the ball and beat Denver at their game. They like to run a lot and sometimes they forget about defense. So we kind of forced them to get back with fast attack. I think it worked well.

    It's not our job to discuss coaching positions, owners, what he thinks about coach (Sloan). Our job is to go on the floor and play the game, and if it's possible, bring a win.

    Of course, coach was mad and everyone understands. We can't play like this. I think we did a pretty good job of picking ourselves up in the second half.

    He's a legend of the Jazz. Same as John Stockton. They both did so much for the Jazz. So no comment on me right now. I'm not even close. I need to play 10 more years at least.

    Maybe it's that we don't need extra motivation against them. They're the best in the league, they won the championship two years ago and (are) playing like champions now. That just motivates us more.

    Everyone knows that Mehmet can hit the 3, especially in crunch time. Lots of games, he hits the last shot.

    We had an opportunity to keep (the lead), but Dirk had a tremendous game and in the fourth quarter he just killed us.

    We are playing as a team and executing very good. We just executed so well. In the fourth quarter we kind of lost our concentration.

    We found that streak, and we just started playing hard defensively. That's the difference we should play every night. We need to catch it.

    It's so hard to play with a belt when you go a lot of minutes because your ribs start going in and it's hard to breathe sometimes.

    I think we forced them to play our game in the third quarter. The first half was kind of just fighting back and forth. Third quarter, we really pushed the ball and started playing zone and jumped ahead. I think we kind of broke them in the third quarter.

    We had a day off yesterday and I think everybody had a good day off and was ready for the game. For the most part I'm excited, especially to win the game.


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