Hoopsworld has a great piece on Perk and how honest and open he is when he talks. Perk says what he thinks and is always quotable. His honesty and earnestness was one of the things that made me a Perk fan in his rookie season. He was refreshingly candid even in his rookie season. Here are some quotes from Perk talking about whether he was over the Finals loss:
“Nah, I still don’t watch Sports Center to this day because they’re
so…,” Perkins said, his voice trailing off. “I don’t. I haven’t gotten
over it.”
Recall the Thunder took the first win of the series, then they seemed
to fall apart; Miami went on to win four in a row and capture the
title. Perkins shared his thoughts on the the team crumbling in the
Finals.
“I think we all understand what it takes to at least get to the
Finals,” Perkins said. “I think the Finals was overwhelming to a lot of
us. I think we got caught up in just being in the Finals and quit
playing basketball.”
“We were too worried about making the right play at all times instead of making the simple play,” agreed Harden.
“I think a lot of guys on our team grew up last year in a lot of ways,” Perkins added.
