Jason Richardson
Jason Richardson
Jason Anthoney Richardsonis an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft after playing college basketball for Michigan State University. He won the NBA Dunk Contest in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the second of four players, after Michael Jordan, to win the competition back-to-back. Other back-to-back winners include Nate Robinson, and Zach LaVine...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 January 1981
CitySaginaw, MI
We know if we are beat, somebody's going to be back there. In the past, it wasn't like that. If you pressured up on somebody and you got beat, you were getting dunked on. This year, we're helping each other out.
We're still hoping. The Kings have got the playoff spot we want. We know we've pretty much got to run the table from here on out.
Oh, we were stressed going into training camp, not knowing what's going on, being cautious on the floor, making sure you're not getting hurt,
My teammates depend on me to come out and play every night. The coaches depend on me to come out every night. The franchise depends on me to come out every night. I've got to give something.
If we have that type of effort, we could win 7 out of 10 games. We've got to figure out a way to play like that every night.
Neither team played defense. A lot of guys scored points and there was a lot of foul shooting and a lot of fouling. If we could have made a couple of stops, we would have won the game.
Maybe we're giving up too easy. I don't know what it is. I'm mentally worn down, (and) I'm playing on one knee. I just can't move, but I'm still on the court. I had a horrible game. I haven't showed up the last four games.
No disrespect to the point guards who were here in the past, but Baron's the type of point guard that makes everybody better. He gets in the lane and just finds guys. I been waiting for a guy like him to come and he took my game to another level.
One injury can change the course of a season. You lose a key player, you've got to change your offense, your defensive schemes. It hurts your team. You don't want that to happen to anybody, but that's the way basketball is.
Of course the playoffs are still on our mind. We're in a position for the last playoff spot with a few other teams, but we can't worry about them. We just have to continue to go out and win games.
Our guard play is a big key. It's huge, especially when you're on the road.
We've got a lot of winnable games coming up, but teams aren't going to come in and bow down to us. The season is coming to an end, we still have an opportunity. It has to be a big trip for us.
When are you going to buy us a suit? ... You've got nine years in the league, that's a vet move.
We're learning how to play when the other team knows you're good. You have to find ways to win games. It's all part of the process, but we have to find ways. That's part of the adjustment when you become a good team.