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Tracy's obviously struggled and I thought tonight he had a little bit more of a bounce to his step. I thought he drove it and made some nice plays. I thought he looked better.

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He was late again. Nothing malicious. He's a great guy, a great guy. I think he feels genuinely bad. He just has got to be responsible, accountable. I think he understands that. He doesn't want to be cast and shouldn't be as problematic. He's not that.

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(Yao) did all right, but it's not about individual performance in this league. It's team play and playing collectively. He's still trying to get back in game mode, and we know it will take a while before he's back at full strength. I thought overall, though, he did some good things, but he's still not at 100 percent.

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Last year, we won seven games less than Dallas. In that series, because they came back and won, it overlooked the flaw in the playoff format. They were the third-best record and they had to play us in the first round. And Seattle, with six more losses, got to play Sacramento. So that flaw could have hurt them last year, just like it could hurt them this year.

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When it gets tough right now, we're not the mentally strongest team, and that's at both ends. We just have to be able to weather some bad moments without caving in. We could have shown more resilience to hang around. That's what separates players in this league mental strength. Mental strength is a huge component to how great you can be.

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Yao on the boards tonight was a monster.

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He's a fairly intelligent player. He's undersized. He's got pretty good feet. At the lower levels, he's proven he can rebound.

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I love his competitive spirit, I love his intensity and I hate the way the game has grown to where you can act your way to calls. In hockey, I like (that) they fine, they fine for dives. And every time the guy exaggerates the contact, the foul would be on him.

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Every time McGrady rises up for a shot, I think it's going in.

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I thought (McGrady) was doing that right before he was hurt, being very aggressive and assertive but more efficient, and getting Yao more shots so that we can shoot a percentage that can win in this league.

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Has Father Time totally caught up to him Dikembe has definitely slowed down from last year to this year and whether he can turn back the clock remains to be seen.

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We were caving in and I thought they found a spirit and resolve in the last six minutes.

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Trying to judge a big guy too early is a mistake. If he wants to be an NBA player, he has to stick with it. You never know he may get an opportunity here.

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It's a testament to his dedication that he was able to, after six weeks off, play 32 minutes. Very few people with his injury and his natural conditioning problem, being 7-6, would be able to do that. But he's got an unusual amount of dedication to his team. He should be really commended for that.

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We were caving in and then I thought they found a spirit and a resolve in the last six minutes defensively. I liked our fight in the last six minutes.

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I thought Yao played a strong fourth quarter. We were having trouble scoring ourselves.

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We didn't try hard enough. Defense in this league is about making multiple efforts, going from one thing to the next. We stood, watched and hoped that he (Cook) would miss. It gives you pause to think what do we really have here. What do we really have

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Obviously, we struggle right now with our perimeter shooting and play. We didn't make them pay as much as we would have hoped for their committing multiple defenders to McGrady. (Bowen) can make (shots). I'm disappointed in his lack of confidence. I have more confidence in him than he has in himself.

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Every team relies on greatness down the stretch. However, I do believe that good teams can function efficiently with or without one player. Our chore to function without the one player is going to be tested.

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That was by far the most passionate that McGrady has played in some time. I thought he was off the charts tonight, just very assertive on offense, vocal, on the board, defensively - I just thought he was great.

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We'll know more after he sees the doctor. He's had it for a long time. It has to do with his toenail and having his toenail removed.

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I just want Yao to recover when he can and become an even better basketball player. I've got enough problems already without being a vicious capitalist pig.

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His turnovers have skyrocketed, as have his foul problems. For him to be what we need and have to have, he needs to improve on that.

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He's going through that natural period where people want to nitpick the very few negatives he may have instead of extolling all his positives. And in a little over 31 minutes a game he averages 18 and 8. He comes to work every day. He's totally selfless. Yet some want to badger the guy about whatever perceived shortcomings he has. I find that unfortunate because if they spent half the time looking at all his positives it would be a much better story.

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Part is schedule. Part is health. Part is good play. I think all three of those things have had an impact on playing a little bit better. But this is a whole different level, this (Suns) team. This is upper-echelon, top-five team.

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