“We can talk about the value of sportsmanship on one hand, and on the other hand, the leading shots, highlights ... you see every night are the outrageous and unsportsmanlike, so I think there is a double standard here. On the one hand, we complain about it, on the other hand it's the first thing you see every night.” ThinkingFirstsHandsNightValuesStandardsShotsComplainingEvery NightOutrageousHighlightsDouble StandardSportsmanship Author:Joe Dumars
“I didn't so much think I needed to address the shooting need. What we needed was somebody who could come in and play the two-three (shooting guard-small forward) spot. If he could've been a pure shooter, great. But if not, we still needed somebody to give us minutes there. I like the guys we've got.” IfsThinkingInspirationalNeedsGivingStillsTwoPlayGuyThreeMinutesNeededPureBasketballSpotsShootingAddressesShooter Author:Joe Dumars
“I think the (brawl) made the league and the players more conscious of our responsibility to the public.” ThinkingMadeResponsibilityPlayerConsciousLeague Author:Joe Dumars
“The one thing that I really want, ... is for our second group to be an energy unit. That's what we had in our championship run, and that's what I think you are starting to see with this group.” ThinkingWantRunningEnergyOne ThingGroupsStartingChampionshipUnits Author:Joe Dumars
