Cliff Robinson Quotations

We know we're capable of beating them. It's a matter of us playing our style of basketball. And they're kind of similar. They focus on the defensive end and share the ball a lot. It's up to us to enforce our will on them, instead of them doing it to us.

What we do is go out there and play hard. If that frustrates him, I have no control over that.

We're not blowing the whistles. We're not committing the fouls. We're not the ones making the calls.

I look forward to playing against all those big boys.

If that happens, we'll take it. We've got such a good feeling right now and guys don't want to lose it.

He's a tough player. At the same time, I think we'll be able to guard him. There's no way you're going to be able to stop Jermaine O'Neal. Our main focus is making him take tough shots and trying to limit him a little bit.

I wouldn't say it's a blow to the confidence. But at the same time it should be a wake-up call for us, because if we don't go out and play the way we're capable of, this kind of thing can happen.

I thought we played good 'D', but at the same time, they weren't doing the things it took to be effective. We can take some credit, but they didn't play so well in the second half.

I thought they might have called some tough ones. But what can you do? You just have to keep playing.

I still love to play, and my body's held up well. That's basically it. I've been blessed to not have any major injuries, and I still love to compete.

It definitely was a big win, because they're contesting for the best record in the league. For us to come in here and knock them off on their home floor, it's a big win.

I think I've shown people around the league that I'm still capable of playing with these guys.

When they beat us, they beat us pretty handily. So for us to go in there and try and get one on their floor, it's going to be important for us to do that.

We do a really good job at keeping the ball moving. When we don't move the ball, teams can key in on Vince (Carter). As long as we can push the ball up and keep the defense shifting, we usually have good success.

We knew it was important for us to keep them behind us.

We knew he was going to make adjustments. We knew he would have a good game sooner or later because you knew they were going to keep going to him.

You have to put that out of your head and continue to go out there and play hard without worrying about being in foul trouble. For me to go out there and not play as hard on defense, it would definitely hurt us.

We should be recognized as one of the better teams in the league.

I've always had guys complaining about how I play them, so that's nothing new. I'm going to continue to play him hard and make things tough for him. He'll have to continue to make adjustments, because that's what it's all about.

Defense to me, that wins games. You can outscore teams some nights, but sooner or later you have to get some stops. To me that's always been the key to winning.

Thirty-nine, 49, it really doesn't matter. It really doesn't matter about the age. I'm just happy to get out there on the floor.

Thirty-nine, 49, it really doesn't matter. I'm going to play as long as my body is holding up, as long as I continue to love playing basketball. It really doesn't matter about the age.

They're obviously disappointing losses. We played some good teams on this trip and, to me, it just lets us know where we need to go. We didn't play them as well as we would like. We have to get back in the lab and try to improve on some things.

It says we should be recognized as one of the better teams in the league. We still have to build on what we're doing. But it says we're one of the better teams in the NBA.

It's an honor, but playing as long as I've played, one would expect to do a few things.

It's rare, but we're lucky to have a group that doesn't take anything for granted. And guys don't want to lose that feeling we nave now.

Everybody wants that shot. I've been playing for a long time. Anytime I get an opportunity to take a shot to put us ahead or to win the game everybody wants to be in that position.

They made a couple more hustle plays than we did. That offensive rebound off the free throw was really big. But we still had opportunities after that. They just made a few more plays.