Kirk Hinrich
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"Kirk James Hinrich" is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also been a member of the United States national basketball team/USA National Team.

Growing up in Sioux City, Iowa, Hinrich was exposed to basketball at an early age. His father, Jim, coached him from the third grade through high school.

As a high school senior, Hinrich was named the 1999 Co-Iowa Mr. Basketball, along with future college teammate and roommate Nick Collison. Hinrich originally committed to play basketball at Iowa State University/Iowa State but when the coach at the time, Tim Floyd, took the head coaching position for the NBA's Chicago Bulls, Hinrich changed his mind and decided to attend the University of Kansas.

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It was just a big letdown.

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We showed that we could make plays on them. But they made a great play at the end.

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It doesn't feel like it's ours yet.

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It was a big game for both teams. Everybody knew it. It was just embarrassing to the point the way we played.

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That's pretty much all I've been doing. You'd like to say you put it behind you, but for me it's impossible. For that to be so big a game, you hate to have it go down like that. When stuff like that happens, you feel like crap. I'm excited to get back out there and be able to redeem myself.

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We have to bounce back. We played like crap [Saturday]. I know everybody in this locker room really wants to make the playoffs.

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I'm just embarrassed and disappointed by the way we played. I felt like we were getting looks, we just couldn't throw it in the ocean. It was a big game for both teams. Everybody knew it. It was just a big letdown in pretty much all aspects.

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It's something we've talked a lot about. Hopefully, we have grown a lot this season. It's a part of being a young team in this league.

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We all had an off night. They came out and pretty much took control of the game from the start. We never really made it much of a game tonight.

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