Notes from NBA TV’s Fan Night presented by Sprint
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Denver Nuggets (97) @ Memphis Grizzlies (100)
Voting is open on NBA.com, NBA Facebook Page and Yahoo.com for next week’s Fan Night match-up that will air on Feb. 7
Fans can select between the following games:
Utah Jazz @ Indiana Pacers
Charlotte Bobcats @ Boston Celtics
Sacramento Kings @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Phoenix Suns @ Milwaukee Bucks
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
CLIP OF THE NIGHT
Fan Night crews discuss Marc Gasol and Pau Gasol and All-Star selection
CLIP OF THE NIGHT (Option #2)
Head Coach George Karl joins the Fan Night crew
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Fan Night presented by Sprint
Ernie Johnson, Chris Webber and Greg Anthony
Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl joins the Fan Night crew before the game
Coach Karl on the toughness of the Denver Nuggets after the Carmelo Anthony trade: “They stayed strong up until the point of the trade. There are a lot of guys that celebrated by playing good basketball and by coming together. Everyone bought into the team attitude and team idea. We are an explosive offensive team but our defense is the key to our success.”
Coach Karl on not having an All-Star player leading the team: “With a 32-13 record… if we continue at this pace, someone needs to get voted to the All-Star team. If we continue to win… I think someone will become an All-Star.”
Anthony on the Nuggets team dynamic: “I don’t know if they will get an All-Star but they have guys that have All-Star abilities. They are in the perfect system for their skill set. The way they share the basketball…You don’t have to have the five best players; you just have to have the five that play best together. Ultimately, the most important attribute you have in sports is confidence and they have it.”
Webber on the possibility of Grizzlies center Marc Gasol making the All-Star team over his brother Lakers forward Pau Gasol: “It is about opportunity. I don’t like comparing the two brothers but baby brother Gasol is taking advantage of the opportunity. He’s playing hard. He’s doing it right now.”
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Johnson, Webber and Anthony
Anthony on Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and how the team plays together: “You play for your teammates, but when things aren’t going well as a player you try to self-will it. Try to help your team win by doing too much. O.J. Mayo trusted a guy -Tony Allen – who isn’t an offensive player per se, to make the play down the stretch. This game could be a season saver.”
EJ on Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen: “Tony Allen was voted by the GM’s (general managers) in the league in the annual survey as the ‘best perimeter defender in the league.’”
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