We've talked about it and talked about it and this second half they seemed to have the idea that if we make a mistake then we pull for each other and we play through it.
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I tell the players, 'I'm sorry that you got hurt, but there's not a thing I can do about it'. You've got to go forward. That's the only thing I know. That's what I've tried to convey to our players. We've been fortunate here. Our organization for 18 years had very few injuries when John Stockton and Karl Malone were here ... I understood all along we were fortunate our guys stayed healthy. That's life in the NBA. If you don't like it, there's other jobs.
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In the second half, they played harder and caused us to take tougher shots. We shouldn't have been worn down in the third quarter when they put pressure on us. You have to give them credit. They brought it to us.
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I never like for anybody to miss a game. I think that if you're going to play, you play the best. I've never been one of those people who hopes a guy doesn't play, because I'd rather compete against him. And if you're not good enough, then you don't belong here, anyway.
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