Brian Grant Quotes (9 Quotes)

It's hard to get into a rhythm, but the guys coming off the bench have to be prepared. The game doesn't slow down for you. You got to have your mind and everything set at the pace of the game. Obviously, we didn't do that. But it wasn't just the guys coming off the bench. It was our team as a whole.

Lamar was being more aggressive than I've seen him all year against our team. A lot of people on their team stepped up and were being aggressive.

At any time, Shawn can take Lamar, and at any time, Lamar can take Shawn.

I just try to stay ready and do extra work and not worry about whether I'll be in or not be in. I gotta be (OK with it). I just want to win. I know the style we played all year. There's a certain style we played to win games.

I don't know how happy people are to see me here, as far as the way things went down.

Not only did he (Bell) say something but he was the one who led the attack. As everyone came in, it was like a freight train. Once we got going, nobody was going to stop it.

He's someone I have a lot of trust in. He said he's thought about me coming here the past two years. Now that the opportunity came up, he brought my name up a lot.

Just his presence. He knows how to use his body to make guys shoot over a long arm without fouling. . . . He (also) sets the best screens on the team. When he sets a pick for Shawn or Steve (Nash) , that guy is picked. And now they have to make a decision.

I'm a big Steve Nash fan, have been since he's been in the league. I wanted to play with Amar (Stoudemire) and Jimmy (Jackson, a Miami teammate). It was the fit and the opportunity to be alongside Kurt Thomas and Amar. They made a great run, especially during the regular season. It definitely helped to have a great chance of getting out of the West and making a championship run.