Mike Browning Guys Quotations

One of the things I pointed out to the guys was that it was a good win against Phoenix, but if we turn around and go to Charlotte and lose that ballgame, then beating Phoenix the night before doesn't really mean anything. Our guys were focused enough to come into the building and get a W.

(GM) Danny (Ferry) and those guys have talked about it. It's a good environment there, and he'll get a chance to play. That's entirely up to Danny.

Our guys stepped it up a notch. To hold that Bulls team to 30 points in a half is unbelievable.

Our guys like playing with him and they look for him on the floor. He never complains and he works hard. He's a team guy.

I take my hat off to our guys because they could have easily given up being 17 points down, coming off a back-to-back the night before.

We had different guys step up down the stretch and we found a way to win. We're still in the learning process and still have a long way to go.

We're a small department. It looks good when these guys walk in.

This win was a great birthday present. We had a tremendous effort, especially in the second half. Our guys stepped it up a notch. To hold this Bulls teams to 30 points in a half is unbelievable.

We've been knocked on our behinds a few times and our guys have seemed to find a way to respond and it was no different tonight. I thought both teams were physical and in the second half, our defense stepped up a little bit.

They tell me I have a good shot at starting but that is just talk. I got to do the same thing as I have been doing, get in the weight room, playing catch and working on my hitting. They are a young team and they are looking for guys to step up. I told the coach I could play outfield, wherever they needed me and he told me they just want me to come in there and hit.

This is a game I'm glad to be done with. There is a lot of familiarity with my guys and these Victorville guys who have grown up playing together and against each other.

I'm happy for our organization and happy for the guys in the locker room, and for (owner) Dan Gilbert.

I have no control over what people call us, label us or say about us. The only thing I have control over is myself and the guys I have in that locker room.

I'm excited with what we're doing. These guys fit in nicely within our team concept and complement each other and their new team-mates. They're dedicated to winning and will work hard to improve the team.

Not taking anything away from Washington, that's a very good basketball team down there, (but) it looked like our guys thought they were coming out after the first three minutes.

In the second half, I thought our guys came out and they played basketball the right way. We were able to get stops and we were able to get out on a run. And that lasted for most of the third quarter.

I didn't sense our guys tightening up (offensively). If anything, Detroit tightened up defensively.

I didn't sense our guys tightening up on offense. I think Detroit just tightened up defensively.

I don't know if I've seen this before, four guys with nine rebounds. We have guys that are capable of making plays, especially when we get into a drive-and-kick game.