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Nah. I'm not looking to do that. I'm keeping the same perception.

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I saw the team that I was traded to and I just figured we were good enough to get in the playoffs. I still feel we have a championship caliber team. We're in the playoffs and now our goal is to win the whole thing. Everybody on this team is committed. We're going to walk the walk.

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It feels like high school again. I had a really good team, and I was a much better leader. When I got in college and the NBA, I became selfish. Now, I'm back to my high school days.

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We've had people's attention (for a while). I think people are going to come after us like we're the No. 1 seed, like we're favorites.

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He carried us, he had energy. I loved it. It was cool. I love taunting. They need to apply that in the games. Legalize it. Legalize taunting.

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I figure I have to do something else now. Rebound, play defense, get some assists. I'm going to take shots, but they are going to fall in crunch time. They may not fall as much as they used to, but they are going to fall, so I'm not going to be shy about shooting.

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I mean, last season, I was 24 going on 25. Now, I am 25 going on 26. You grow up, you make mistakes and you learn from that. I am trying not to make the same mistakes.

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Sac is different. I love Indiana, but it's different out here. The crowd is unbelievable. When I was in Indy, the crowd fed off me. Here, sometimes I wasn't even in the game, and they were going crazy.

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We needed (a win) bad. One thing I like about this team is guys have confidence in each other. This was another test, but we were at home this time. I'm in better shape. This game was more comfortable (for me) and it's going to get better.

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(The fans) understand that we're trying to make the playoffs. In order to do that, we're gonna need our fans. Now we have to go on the road and show some toughness on the road.

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That's gonna be fun, ... I love the tension. I love when everything's going wrong ... In the NBA, they don't promote guys like me. They like guys who like Cheerios, good guys. But I find a way to promote myself.

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There are going to be a lot of road games coming up. I'm sure San Antonio is going to be ready for us, so we've got to come in there with a lot of energy and confidence. We're on the road this whole playoffs, so that's where we've got to win. We've got to make it our home away from home.

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Ostertag came at me with his body. He really came and went for the body first and the ball second.

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I just think we'll do better next time. They showed us some things that we needed to see. There shouldn't have been that turnaround, but we'll get it back. You leave them open a little bit, and they'll make their shots. We've got to get into the playoffs first, and we'll take it from there.

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I'm going to definitely take it upon myself to make sure we don't get in situations like we have in these last four or five games. I take it upon myself to make sure we win, and I'm sure people will follow. We did it once before, we'll do it again.

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I'm not like the savior. I can bring hustle, clutch shots and intensity to the game. My job is to make this team better. We have the opportunity to do something special this year, and I'm just trying to take advantage of it.

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It doesn't matter. We're family. Family's got to argue sometimes. At the end of the day, brothers still love brothers. Sisters still love sisters. But there's no girls on the team.

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I'm out of shape right now. I've been working out at my gym at home, but it's not the same as playing in an NBA game. It's going to take me about a month after I get traded for me to get back into basketball shape.

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It was great. The fans were great. They were nice boos. They had to do that because they had nothing else to do. I will probably expect it (boos all season), but when I get to the arena and it is time to play, then it will be all about playing basketball.

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I'm very edgy and I'm not going to balance it, ... (Last year) it's over now. I'm back now. Ready to play ball and sell some records.

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It's a new team, a new beginning, jumping right into the fire, right in the middle of the season. I think I'm going to catch on really fast.

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We were in good position to win, but we came out a little sluggish in the second half, but we'll do much better next time. Phoenix came out ready to play and they out shot us. We scored enough to win, we shot well, but our defense was suspect. I just think we'll do better next time. We made a couple of mistakes, but I know next time we'll be ready. It's not that disappointing because we should have won.

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I'm going to continue playing hard and out of control, like a wild animal that needs to be caged in. I'll let the referees handle it.

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I'm very excited, very excited. I feel like it's a fresh start, like it's a blessing that I've got an opportunity to play once again.

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They killed us on the boards, but we kept playing. But that's the game of basketball. If they kill you on the boards, there's always something else you can do to win the game.

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