Jason Collins Quotes (13 Quotes)

Guarding Shaq is not a one-man job. It's going to be by committee.

It's not good. It's tough because this has been my not-so-bad-as-the-other-one leg. It is better. The night after the game, it was really bad. I couldn't even bend my knee.

He might be getting a little frustrated. I think any player that gets in foul trouble consistently might be a little frustrated. There's a number of reasons, but probably number one, he's not on the court as much as he wants to be. That all goes back to playing him tough on the offensive end and attacking.

I'll say that the game was definitely called differently than the first two games. I'll let that go.

They've lost a lot of games this season. When things start going downhill, it seems like it's going downhill quickly. We just had to take advantage of that in the fourth quarter.

The game plan was to give him a lot of looks. It was a team effort. When he gets the ball, everybody on the court has to know where he is.

If he can help the team win some games, that is all I care about. If he came in and helped us win some games then I'm all for it.

The thing that makes him so effective is when he uses his off hand, his left hand. Sometimes it seems like he is a left-handed player out there.

When you're at home, you have to defend your home court. Whatever home court advantage we have, it's a cool energy level.

With the winning streaks we've had, we've shown that we're capable of beating the best teams in this league and playing at an extremely high level.

When you're guarding him, it's like pushing a wall for 48 minutes or however long you're in there. He really tries to lean on you. I just tried to do a good job pushing him and make him shoot over me. Whenever he's going to turn to the basket, just stick my chin there or my chest, and hold my position.

He got fined 15,000 Maybe we should get fined, because there were a couple of calls that didn't go our way. But this is the NBA. Referees are going to make calls as a player, you have to play through them.

I think he would appreciate someone on his team who isn't afraid to give a hard foul in the playoffs. It's different when someone's your teammate versus someone who's your opponent.