Steve Feldman Quotes (9 Quotes)

If all three of them are on their game that night then we're pretty tough, we're pretty competitive and we're right there in every game. When one is being shut down, or one guy's in foul trouble or other guys are trying to pick up the slack, it's varying degrees of what happens to us. That's the M.O. on us.

At this point, all I'm going to tell you is that he'll be there first thing (Saturday) morning. It just doesn't serve any useful purpose to say anything else. Whether it was a mix-up or some kind of unnecessary concern, he'll be there first thing in the morning.

Decker gets a minute here or a minute there, so it gives us another body. I guess it's as good as it's going to get. We still can't go five-on-five, but we have nine healthy bodies.

The Patriots stepped up and saved his career, and he loved them for it. This is the last thing in the world that he could ever thought would happen right now. It's absolutely devastating.

Their size killed us, and it showed. Jumping on us early really hurt us, because immediately it pulled us out of some of the little zone and mixing-of-zone looks that we like to do. We were playing catch-up all night long.

After the surgery, we'll have a better idea (of his recovery period).

He just handed me his medical clearance today. He's been with us this week. We're going to dress him out (tonight). He'll add another body to the bench.

But, it was a road he had the physical ability to travel. Once again, at this point it was a question more of his personality than his ability. We were hoping and still hope we could send him to Europe and he could show he'd fit in socially and physically.

Ultimately, he had a groin injury that precluded him from working out. If you don't work for 17 days, you don't have a chance to show your stuff. But his past difficulties have prepared him for times like these. He takes it with a grain of salt and believes he will rise from ashes again.