Believe in each other.
"What David said to us was very important," Ferry said. "It's also one of those things we don't want to have happen that often. We want to lead by going out and playing hard and winning and doing the right things."
Ferry more than adequately filled that role Tuesday night. He hit the open shot — including two key 3-pointers in the final quarter — played smart defense, and helped pace the Spurs to a much-needed 99-91 win over Phoenix on Tuesday night at the Alamodome.
"It's not that he scores a bunch of points, he just knows how to play the game," Tim Duncan said. "That's why I love having him on the floor. He does all the little things that help get a team on a roll."
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Feb 25, 2002 12:55 PM EST
"We have to be realistic about ourselves," David Robinson said after the Spurs' 92-83 loss at America West Arena on Sunday. "We're not a championship-caliber team right now. We've got to build up and put the blocks on top of one another. We've got to begin to at least get some confidence and momentum going toward the playoffs."
As of now, the Spurs are picking up speed only as they fall through the standings. Sunday's loss reduced their grip on the Western Conference's fifth playoff seed to four games over Utah and Portland.
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Of the two major deals the Celtics explored before the trade deadline, general manager Chris Wallace made the right choice in engineering the five-player exchange with Phoenix. By acquiring Rodney Rogers and Tony Delk from the Suns for Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio, Randy Brown and a first-round pick, Wallace improved his team without disrupting its core.
Had they acquired Nick Van Exel from Denver, the Celtics would likely have dealt Johnson and Kenny Anderson among others. It's always a risky proposition at this stage of the season to deal away a starter, while acclimating a new one. With the Phoenix deal, Anderson stays aboard and the Celtics' starting lineup remains in tact. Meanwhile, Delk and Rogers, two capable scorers who will help take the heat off Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce, get to work their way into the mix with the second unit. That's a good setup.
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Suns Feb 2002 Archive
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| Feb 23, 2002
ALLAS - There were 50-60 tickets available for Thursday night's Suns-Grizzlies game in Memphis.
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| Feb 22, 2002
DALLAS - Rodney Rogers disagreed strongly when asked if he thought he was stepping into a good situation with the Celtics.
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| Feb 22, 2002
ALLAS - It was the spring of 1999 and Rick Pitino already was looking forward to the upcoming free agent crop.
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| Feb 21, 2002
Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports that just because the Toronto Raptors aren't expected to do anything substantial before today's NBA trade deadline passes doesn't mean they didn't consider a big move.
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| Feb 21, 2002
he Celtics yesterday sent a clear message to the NBA that they take themselves very seriously in any discussion of Eastern Conference contenders by executing a significant trade with the Phoenix Suns.
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| Feb 20, 2002
Delk & Rogers: Instant Celtic Offense
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| Feb 20, 2002
Rumors persist that the Warriors will make Marc Jackson's dream come true and send him packing before tomorrow's 3 p.
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| Feb 20, 2002
Marbury to NY does not make sense
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| Feb 19, 2002
Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports that the tale of the latest coach to walk the plank isn't quite as simple as it seems.
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| Feb 19, 2002
We have heard all week that Nick 'The Quick' Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz are being discussed as becoming future New York Knicks, and today you expected the same, right? Well, not according to coach Don Chaney.
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| Feb 18, 2002
PHOENIX - With tired legs and weary minds while playing the final game of a brutal six-game road trip, it would have been easily understandable if the Mavericks would have gone through the motions Sunday night against the Phoenix Suns.
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| Feb 17, 2002
Skiles compiled a 91-53 record in Phoenix
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| Feb 14, 2002
Phoenix Suns guard Dan Majerle, who is in his 14th NBA season, said Tuesday he will retire after this season.
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| Feb 14, 2002
Tom Gugliotta is back, and this time he hopes it's for good.
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| Feb 14, 2002
The Timberwolves faced their past Wednesday night when they beat the Phoenix Suns and former point guard Stephon Marbury 107-92 at Target Center.
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| Feb 14, 2002
With 1:17 left at Target Center on Wednesday night, Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett walked off the court, grabbed a plastic cup off press row and toasted the crowd of 18,701.
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| Feb 14, 2002
On the night the Timberwolves waved goodbye to their starting point guard, they reintroduced themselves to defense, and it made all the difference in their 107-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night at Target Center.
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| Feb 12, 2002
For the first time since 1988, the Suns didn't send a single representative to the midseason classic or even one of Saturday's sideshows.
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| Feb 8, 2002
The Associated Press reports that Phoenix Suns point guard Stephon Marbury was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.
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| Feb 8, 2002
To maintain hope for its short-term future, the Heat needs only to look to the recent past.
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| Feb 7, 2002
HIGHLIGHTS: Desmond Mason, taking a bounce pass from Earl Watson, flew in from the right corner and flushed it with one hand over Suns center Jake Tsakalidis in the second quarter.
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| Feb 7, 2002
The Sonics and Suns are shooting for one of the final playoff spots in the Western Conference.
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| Feb 6, 2002
When: 7 p.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Penny Hardaway scored on an uncontested layup with 1.
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| Feb 2, 2002
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| Feb 2, 2002
The Warriors yesterday turned down an offer by Phoenix to acquire Marc Jackson, and it was hard to tell who was more frustrated by the collapse of yet another trade -- the Suns, or the disenfranchised player at the center of it all.
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| Feb 2, 2002
Suns President Bryan Colangelo said that Golden State has rejected the Suns' final offer for Marc Jackson.
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| Feb 1, 2002
