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05-13-2005, 06:15 AM
Here is a translation of TP's interview on his website:
TP, now Seattle comes back to 2-1 with this end-of-the-game win, 92-91. With a 56% at FTs, you must regret a lot...
It's obvious. We threw the game away. We are used to winning this kind of games everyday. Unfortunately, our FT percentage killed us. It seemed to be contagious. Everybody was shooting very well before this game and then, nothing. A complete breakdown.
With that level of competition, it's however incredible to lose a match on this side of the game
We are not gonna worry about that. This game is over, we mustn't regret. We have to keep focus for game 4. We have thrown away a lot of fts but overall, we have made a good game. Not everything was that bad. We have to make sure it won't happen on sunday and that we'll win this one.
What are your feelings one hour after this game ?
We are a bit disappointed because we shouldn't have lost this one. We have missed a lot of FTs but we also have missed a lot of other opportunities in the last 5mins. We could stop them from scoring but then we were making TOs or taking a bad shot.
It really was a game to forget since Tim missed the buzzer beater.
At the moment, I thought it was going in. He makes this kind of shots everyday. He was in a good position but it really was not our night. Same for me. I missed a lay-up that i get in everytime. I am just vs ridnour but it doesn't go in. All these wasted opportunities seem incredible.
The most surprising is that you were out-rebounded on this game, which hadn't happened before in this series.
The thing is that everybody is trying to help on Defense and then nobody is there to get the board. We'll have to fix that. We mustn't go for a help in D everytime or we're gonna get killed on boards.As everyome is on the ball holder, nobody's there to get the reb.
How do you analyse your game ?
I don't give a fuck to score 18pts or dish 8asts. All I know is that I missed my FTs at the most critical time. I just hit my first 2 and then i missed my last 4. It is the kind of game where you don't get what's happening to you. It's weird. Anyway, I am very disappointed on the way we lost this game.
After the game, Jerome James said this loss would shut your mouths. How do you feel about it ?
I never answer to a big mouth. We are a classy team.We know what we have to do and we answer on the floor. I just tell him to meet us on the floor on sunday.
TP, now Seattle comes back to 2-1 with this end-of-the-game win, 92-91. With a 56% at FTs, you must regret a lot...
It's obvious. We threw the game away. We are used to winning this kind of games everyday. Unfortunately, our FT percentage killed us. It seemed to be contagious. Everybody was shooting very well before this game and then, nothing. A complete breakdown.
With that level of competition, it's however incredible to lose a match on this side of the game
We are not gonna worry about that. This game is over, we mustn't regret. We have to keep focus for game 4. We have thrown away a lot of fts but overall, we have made a good game. Not everything was that bad. We have to make sure it won't happen on sunday and that we'll win this one.
What are your feelings one hour after this game ?
We are a bit disappointed because we shouldn't have lost this one. We have missed a lot of FTs but we also have missed a lot of other opportunities in the last 5mins. We could stop them from scoring but then we were making TOs or taking a bad shot.
It really was a game to forget since Tim missed the buzzer beater.
At the moment, I thought it was going in. He makes this kind of shots everyday. He was in a good position but it really was not our night. Same for me. I missed a lay-up that i get in everytime. I am just vs ridnour but it doesn't go in. All these wasted opportunities seem incredible.
The most surprising is that you were out-rebounded on this game, which hadn't happened before in this series.
The thing is that everybody is trying to help on Defense and then nobody is there to get the board. We'll have to fix that. We mustn't go for a help in D everytime or we're gonna get killed on boards.As everyome is on the ball holder, nobody's there to get the reb.
How do you analyse your game ?
I don't give a fuck to score 18pts or dish 8asts. All I know is that I missed my FTs at the most critical time. I just hit my first 2 and then i missed my last 4. It is the kind of game where you don't get what's happening to you. It's weird. Anyway, I am very disappointed on the way we lost this game.
After the game, Jerome James said this loss would shut your mouths. How do you feel about it ?
I never answer to a big mouth. We are a classy team.We know what we have to do and we answer on the floor. I just tell him to meet us on the floor on sunday.