Dwyane Wade Time Quotations

Last year we had a team that everybody had a role. If it wasn't me and Shaq scoring, everybody was spotting up, hitting the jumper. The main thing is it just takes time to learn each other, learn the system.

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

I can honestly say if I had gotten (the gold) the first time, it probably would have been a different scenario this time around.

We didn't come out in the fourth like our usual selves. Most of the time in the fourth, we'll make the right plays. We made some of the wrong plays in the fourth tonight.

We fought back and it seemed like every time we got it close they made a play.

That was the first time I've heard that, so it was good.

There is a side of me what wants to go, and there is a side of me that of course wants to win the gold. But there is a side of me that wants to make sure that things are different this time around.

We can't say, 'We're not playing the best teams in the league, so we can relax.' Not at all. It's the NBA, so we have to focus on getting better, so we can be as good as we're going to get by the time the playoffs come.

Everybody knows Shaq and everybody knows that Shaq always says that when the playoffs come, he'll be there. So we weren't really worried. We knew after he missed 18 games that it was going to take him awhile to get back. But I think right now is the right time for this team, that around the break time, he has a chance to get back in shape and get his form back.

Every time we play them, it's a rough game.

Every time we got it close, they just seemed to make the play. That is what good teams are supposed to do at home.

I try to bounce back. That's all I try to do every time I have a bad game. I just put in the effort to try to make play for my teammates and make plays for myself. I did a decent job of bouncing back.

You try to bounce back and that's all I tried to do every time I had a bad game. I was just putting the effort forward for my teammates to make plays and make plays for myself. So I did a decent job of bouncing back.

It's just about getting the ball around the area of the rim. Some guys hit some shots, we all do, that you just throw up and it goes in. But most of the time you're trying to get it around the area of the rim and give it a chance. You never know what can happen if you get it on the backboard.

It takes time to get familiar with guys,

It has never been Shaq and Kobe. The only thing would happen is Kobe would come driving, Shaq would foul him, the only time they would cross paths. So, it's going to be a interesting.

I tried to bounce back. Every time I have a bad game I just put the effort forward to make plays.

It's a side of me that wants to make sure things are different this time around.

It's just getting familiar with what we're trying to do. I'm sure you'll see better spacing each time in the pre-season.

It was a tough loss, but at the same time we're professionals and we have to take care of business.

This team came out and beat us. Every time we made a run, they came back and made a run. We lost this one. ... We know that we're a couple of shots and a couple of defensive plays away from being a great team.