"This decision was not made lightly... but we do it with the intention of giving our group the best chance at competing."

"We have to establish who is going to be here in New Orleans going forward."

"I'm happy that he's disappointed [about the POTM snub]. I hope he takes it out on our opponents."

"Sometimes he tells me to F off and he calls his own pitch... it's a different kind of greatness."

"Steph is saying you're not going to bully us tonight... we're not the ones in chaos."

"We're operating as if he won't be back... if we get him back, it's a surprise."

"It feels good to play against a team that booted you out of the building and scapegoated you for all the problems they h..."

"It is a competitive privilege to be a team that other teams are up to play for."

"My mistakes have to be honest mistakes because you try to do what is best for the group."

"I'm not even 100 percent sure I'll use them both... getting them going is in the plans, but I don't want to disrupt the..."