Michael Finley
Michael Finley
Michael Howard Finleyis an American retired professional basketball player, basketball executive and a film producer. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1973
CityMelrose Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
bad came hurts league seen standpoint understand
Well, it hurts from the standpoint to think the way everything came about. At the same time, I mean, I understand it's a business. I've been in this league for 10 years. I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly.
against beat early establish motivation ourselves unspoken
It was an unspoken motivation for us against them tonight. They beat us pretty well at their place, and we just wanted to establish ourselves early and often, and I think we did that.
bit caught coming eventually few offense relax stops
Sometimes when your offense is coming easy, you relax a little bit on defense. We got caught in that for a while. As a result, with them being such a high-scoring team, eventually it was up to us to get a few stops and just keep scoring.
everybody handle number step
Everybody has to step it up. You never know when your number is going to be called. We have to handle our business, everything else will handle itself.
guys living shoot
At 7 feet, there's a lot of guys he can just shoot over. He's been making a living doing that.
expected
Do what you're expected to do and go on about your way,
To me, nothing has changed. He?s still got the same game.
care consistent hard head towards worry
We have to take care of our own business. We can't worry about Dallas. We have to play hard and play consistent as we head towards the playoffs. If we do that we will be all right.
best face kevin league people players tough unlike
Unlike some of the other people in the league I told over the phone, I wanted to tell Kevin face to face. It was a tough decision, because I've always been a Kevin Garnett fan. In my opinion, he's one of the best players to ever play the game.
game gotten guys knew open signed welcomed
From the first day I got here, these guys have welcomed me with open arms, ... With each game I've gotten more and more comfortable. I knew what I was getting into when I signed here and this was it.
basketball bit break compete everybody fired guys relaxed tony
Only two guys didn't have a break and that was Tony and Tim. Everybody else relaxed and just got away from basketball a little bit and was fired up to come back here and compete and that's what we did.
To be part of a championship team, I'm excited,
coming forward looking situation
For me, I'm coming to a situation where I'm wanted, and I'm looking forward to it.
believe deal difference fault financial gave gotten guilty mike mistake next opportunity overly reclaim
It's my fault that we got to this point. I was guilty of being overly optimistic. I wanted to believe that the next deal was the one that was the difference maker. ... I was wrong. ... Waiving Mike gave us the opportunity to reclaim financial flexibility. It never should have gotten to this point. My mistake let it. Which makes it all the more painful. It's a business, but it really is personal.