Joe Dumars Guys Quotations

Our guys just need to focus on the game and who they are playing against. Flip Saunders and I will make sure our guys know that we just want them to concentrate on the game and nothing else.

I would just like to thank the coaches in the league for recognizing our players. What the coaches are saying by voting our guys on is that they appreciate unselfishness, great attitudes and team basketball.

When you are a kid, all you do is look up to the guys in front of you. I wanted to go out and be those guys. I don't think any of us in here can go back and think of a day like this.

When you are a kid you look up to the guys in front of you. You don't get to this place in life with only one or two people helping you. I thank my parents for raising me in the manner they did and all the other people along the way.

We've been able to negotiate with guys because they understand this is something special and they want to be a part of it. Maybe they could squeeze a few dollars more out of somebody else, but they realize that the few extra dollars they may get won't trump what's going on here.

Every hole on your team cannot be addressed by just going out and acquiring. You have to have some internal growth, too. That has to be a part of it. We have some good, young players on our roster. You have to let your young guys grow.

It really is like a parent, watching your kids grow into something. And these guys have grown into something special in the last two or three years here. Being a parent, I understand how that feels. And they're all happy about it.

We will be in the market to add depth at the point guard position. If we can't, we still have four guys who can handle the backup point guard position.