Rockets Mike DAntoni on whether he always knew small ball would be an effective strategy: You know Ive had about four or five different jobs, right Theres plenty of times I could have sworn it would work and it didnt.

Elhassan On cheap owners former Suns owner saw Dantoni only played 7 to 8 guys wanted to only keep that many people on the roster asked why coaches couldn't be extra bodies for 5 on 5 practice Refused 100k to upgrade from Best Buy hard drives to an enterprise server system

JB Bickerstaff on James Harden He has an unbelievable ability to manipulate what the rules are We would play 1 on 1 when I coached in Houston and he would foul bait me

Amin On cheap owners the former Suns owner wanted to cut the roster to only the 7-8 guys Dantoni played asked why coaches couldn't fill in for 5 on 5 practice Refused 100k to upgrade from Best Buy hard drives to an enterprise server Thinks it was a factor in why Aldridge chose the Spurs in FA

James Harden postgame when asked about his aggressivess - Its a team game so if the ball is moving to get shots thats for the betterment of the team

Magic Michael Kareem Kobe had killer instincts I love LeBron but at times he doesn't bring it the way we want him to bring it like James Harden -Tim Hardaway Sr talks

James Harden was asked to self-assess his playoff run I think I did pretty good you know like I dont grade myself on shotmaking Defensively been extremely solid offensively you know getting guys shots and fitting into a system that was already in place