Peja Stojakovic
Peja Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković, also known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and is currently the director of player personnel and development for the Sacramento Kings and the general manager for the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento’s NBA D-League affiliate. He also holds Greek citizenship...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 June 1977
CityPozega, Croatia
lead nice quarter third tough
We had a nice lead in the third quarter and we let them back in. It was a tough game.
believe team
I still believe this team has a lot of potential, and if we play to our capabilities we can be fine.
hopefully knee
Probably I won't be available. My knee is still hurting. Hopefully we can get it better.
feels hoping
It feels better because I didn't do anything (Wednesday). I'm hoping I'll be able to play. We'll see.
felt
It felt good. I thought it was in.
eight energy expect focus four full game last minutes points seven turn
We can't be down seven or eight points in the last four minutes of the game and expect to turn things around. The energy and focus have to be there the full 48 minutes.
basketball goes good played season team
We haven't played good basketball all year. Hopefully, we will play better as a team as the season goes on.
figure learn season trying
We're still trying to figure out each other. We need to learn how to play with each other. It's going to be an interesting season because of that.
ball good missed moved quarters shots third took tried
Yeah, we did get a lot of good looks, especially in the first half. We missed most of those shots and they took advantage. They moved the ball well, especially in the first and third quarters when we tried to make a run. We got good looks, we just couldn't make them.
care dress
I don't care about that dress code. When you always look good, it's not a problem.
imagine
I can imagine him coaching, ... but I can't imagine him in a suit.
los reminds since winning
Since he's come back, he's been an unbelievable player. He's so much better this year. He's unstoppable right now. He reminds me of when Shaquille (O'Neal) was winning championships in Los Angeles.
felt learning process second
I felt comfortable in the second half. It's a learning process and learning each other's game.
cannot eight energy focus four last minutes seven sudden turn
We cannot be down seven or eight in the last four minutes and all of a sudden turn things around. Energy and focus has to be there for 48 minutes.