Chauncey Billups Quotes (172 Quotes)

No doubt, you've got to be proud of what we did so far and we are very proud of this first 51 games. But our work is far, far from being over with. We look to try to pick back up and have a great second part of the season.

It helped us tremendously. That first game back from a West Coast trip is always difficult to get back into the swing of things and get adjusted to the time zone and all of that. Without that, you don't see us score 38 points in the fourth quarter.

He has a chance to maybe be the best ever to lace them up. At 21 years old right now, and doing what he's doing ... I mean, the kid should be a junior in college.

We haven't done nothing. We worked hard to get home-court advantage and we took care to keep it. We just held serve. We took care of business at home. They say a series doesn't start until somebody wins a game on the road. Hopefully we can start this series on Saturday.

All we need to do is be healthy going in (to the playoffs). I don't care what happens Wednesday, as long we're healthy come the weekend, we're fine.

It's y'all who are constantly bringing it up. We have not had one conversation about that. We're not thinking about it. If we're still at this pace in March or April, then we'll start talking about it. But we're not even in January, so why are we even bringing it up

In a strange sort of way, this is probably our best loss of the season. It lets you know we can't coast to the finish line.

This is a game we had chances to win. I thought our defense was really good tonight. When the defense is bad, I'm concerned. When our offense just isn't making shots - that happens.

It was a good win for us, especially coming off a tough loss to Miami. You've got to be proud of what we have done so far, but our work is far, far from over.

We're just trying to win all the games we're supposed to win, and not play down to the level of the competition.

That's how we beat people, with strength in numbers. That's the way we play. So many different options, so many guys that can hurt you.

Milicic created a brief fi restorm midway through last season when he griped publicly about his endof-the-bench status. A meeting among Milicic, Brown and president of basketball operations Joe Dumars eased those tensions, but Billups revealed that Milicic remained sullen and frustrated by Brown's constant rebukes.

It's crazy, man. It just shows that I've come a long way. It's an unbelievable honor to have that opportunity, and really to be in a position to be considered, it's great. I am loving it.

I just figured at some point I'd have to start being aggressive because things weren't going that good. We were getting good looks, but we just weren't knocking them down. So I thought I'd try my luck, and it started rolling.

That's a great, great honor. I've never got that before. I've been player of the week, but player of the month is a lot tougher to get because you have to do it over the course of four straight weeks.

For me, it was like, whatever happens, just let it happen. I was tired of it. We was holding out hope that he would be back, but what can you do I wish all that wasn't circulating when we was trying to win a championship, you know what I'm saying, if it had just happened at the end of the season, but it didn't really affect us.

Watching him is unbelievable. The kid is a freak of nature.

He gets twitching and being nervous. We're like, 'Man, relax, baby. Relax.' He's been like that forever.

They've got some really good young talent on that team. They just need some experience to play together for a few years and they will, they could be a force.

That's one of the biggest differences with this team. We can get out in transition to hurt you.

We knew it was going to take time to mesh. We're starting to get our swagger back.

Honestly, we were successful during the regular season, but that stuff really don't matter anymore. It's 0-0, it's all about Sunday night, 7 o'clock, nothing else really matters. The history really doesn't matter.

It's crazy. We had good looks and just couldn't knock them down, and then at the end, when I tried to miss the free throw, because we didn't have any time-outs and I knew we'd have to go full-court, I end up making it. It was crazy.

I'm glad he's getting that opportunity to play consistent minutes. He's great for our team because he's athletic and he can make plays with the ball. He can stretch the defense with his shooting ability, and he's a big piece to our team.

(Our game) has the best two teams playing. But it (isn't) the best two teams to write about or the best two teams to watch. Ain't no drama with our game, ain't no big story. (They have) the whole Shaq and Kobe thing, the owners and all that, that's going

We know who we are. We know we're a defensive basketball club when it comes down to it. We just had a facelift so to speak with our offense. But we know who we are. When it's time for us to go up-and-down, we know where it's at. It's not getting extra possessions and extra shots, it's taking care of the defensive end.

We're never out of the game. You can just never measure pride. We're never out of the game, no matter what the score looks like. Tonight was a great example of that.

A lot of them, I don't even understand, man. I guess it's just his history haunting him.

Tay had us on his back last night and we couldn't quite get the victory. He had us on his back again tonight, and he carried us all the way through.

We go back to the hotel instead of to the airplane.

That's what we're focusing on, just keep it moving. Keep moving, try to take care of home court and stay healthy in the process.

Sometimes, a loss can be a good thing. You don't like it, but it makes you shape back up.

We're just looking to be consistent now. Hopefully we can keep being good defensively and keep working offensively. That started a few games ago we had a good win last night so we just want to keep it going.

They're a good team, a lot better than the way they played this year. Of course they beat us already. I think they match up pretty good with us. They have a good mix. They're definitely a team we might have to see down the road some time.

This is a team that, right now, looks like we will be playing in the first round. They are a difficult team. They have guys that can get going. Of course they have Allen Iverson, who is probably the best scorer over the past 10 years of this league.

There was times I was frustrated and I wanted to sound off, but I wouldn't do it. There's a right way to do it. Me and Larry had our conversations where I voiced my opinions and he did, too. And after, we walked out and that was just it. I got it off my chest, he got it off his chest. It was over.

That fueled our fire more than anything. That made us come back in training camp in great shape with one goal, and that was to get home-court advantage.

He's the best (sixth man) in the league. He's better than 90 percent of the league's starters. So (having McDyess is) a luxury, really, for us.

I just need some reps. We haven't had much practice time.

We had a nice little streak, but it's not that we lost it, it's the way we lost it. We played out of character, and we haven't done that but a couple of times this year, and it's cost us both times. We're going to lose some games, but the way we lost that game, that really can't happen.

I still think they'll be all right. I don't know how it will work out this year. But they've all got to be patient. I think he will push to get more veterans in. Right now, at this stage of his coaching career and life, he needs veterans who have been in the grind, who have been in the wars, who know how to play and what to do every time they step on the floor.

I just didn't want to let him run free, ... He's a tough cover. Every time he puts that ball, he's got a chance to make that shot. He missed some shots. It was good D, but he missed some shots.

It's going to be a playoff game on (today), no question about it.

He wouldn't have that. That's not going to happen, unless he can't walk. And I've seen him walk.

That's how we beat people. We know there is strength in numbers. We go into games not knowing where we are going to attack. We see how the flow is and we go. Teams can't prepare to stop one or two guys, man. We've got too many weapons.

He's the best I've ever worked with. He's helped me so many times. We all have the confidence that Rip is going to be fine, especially with Arnie helping him.

You know what I mean, just waiting to collide. There were some struggles in my first couple of months. There were definitely some struggles with Coach Brown. But we both sacrificed a lot. We came to a happy medium and it's been a perfect marriage ever since then. My game has definitely grown playing for Coach Brown. I think I look at the game in a different light. I understand that I can dominate a game now without having to score as much as I usually do on most nights.

Like I've been telling him, when they page you, you'd better be ready to pick up and answer. Right now, he's going to get that page.

That's the way we play. We got so many options, so many guys who can hurt you.

It was really an ugly game. We missed so many lay-ups. But when you're a good team, you win ugly games.