What do you do during the offseason?
"I’m getting older, so I take a little bit more time to let my body recover from the season. I probably start working out a month or so after the season ends and really go at it the rest of the summer."

Do you get nervous before games?
"Not nervous, it’s more kind of anxious. I’m ready to start the game, so I don’t become nervous anymore. I used to. My first year I did."

Do you have any special routines that you do before games?
"Here in Sacramento I play cards and video games before I come to the game. When I’m on the road, I like to take two hour naps before a game."

How did it feel when you first came to the Kings?
"It felt good. When I came here, the team was already established. They had been winning already. Coming from a team (Vancouver Grizzlies) that would win like 30 games in three years, it was tough. But all the guys – Vlade, Webb, Bobby, Hedo, Doug, as you go all the way down the line – they made me feel like I had been here my whole career. It made it a lot easier for me to transition to a new team."

Do you still keep in touch with Chris Webber and all the other guys from those old times?
"Yeah, I still talk to him, especially when I see him. I really don’t want to bother him, but other than that, I still talk to him."

How hard is it to be out there practicing all the time?
"It’s not hard. I feel I was made for it, so I practice a lot. It’s my job, so I have to go out and do it."

How many years have you been in the league now?
"This will be my tenth year"

What teammate that you’ve had is your favorite player?
"I like playing with all of them. There isn’t really one that I could pick out of them. You have fun when you’re with them every day for eight months. You become used to being with them and you just try to have fun out there."

Who’s been the best defender you’ve played against?
"The best defender I’ve played against, I think, is Mugsy Bogues. He’s like 5-2 and you have to dribble with your back all the way up (Mike stood up and demonstrated, backing down a defender). I played against him, Mookie Blaylock and a lot of other guys. Little guys are usually harder."

Who is the hardest person for you to guard?
"For me to guard, maybe Stephon Marbury."

What’s the hardest team to face in the NBA?
"The hardest team to face is probably the Spurs. They have good team defense. They help each other out really well."

Is there a team that you always love to play and can’t wait to play every season?
"I’d probably say the Lakers."

How does it feel when you know you’re on a hot streak?
"It feels good. I just like to win regardless of how things are going for me. When I’m out there, I like to compete."

Is it hard to keep your focus with all the trade speculation and all that stuff?
"It wasn’t hard. I’ve been traded before. Regardless, the team I was playing with my friends. I’m not going to leave them out to dry. Regardless, if they traded me or not, I was going to try to play hard."

What team were you on before you came to the Kings?
"Vancouver Grizzlies before they moved to Memphis. They were in Vancouver, Canada before they moved to Memphis. "

How do you predict you guys will do this year?
"I don’t know. We’ll see. Trades and everything aren’t done yet. So you have to wait until the season starts to see who you have and what you’re going to do with that."

Are you going to snatch that MVP award next year?
"That’s a lot of politics. I don’t think they’re going to give it to me."

Are the Kings better than the Monarchs?
"We’ve never played each other. It’d be a close game."

Who’d you guys win against?
"I don’t know! We don’t play until next season. The schedule didn’t come out yet."

Do you guys really lose every game in the gold uniforms?
"In the gold uniforms? I don’t think so! I’ve heard they weren’t good luck though."

What cartoons do you watch?
"I watch Scooby Doo. That might be a little too old for you guys, but I like Scooby Doo."

What sports did you play for when you were a little kid?
"I played football, basketball, baseball. I was active."

What team did you play on for baseball?
"Baseball, I played on a couple teams. Oakland A’s is probably one."

Who was your favorite basketball player when you were little?
"Michael Jordan."

What was your favorite subject in school?
"Math, Recess, and Lunch."

What kind of shoes do you like to wear?
"I like Brand Jordan."

What was your favorite thing to do at recess when you were little?
"Basketball."

Did you make your website? (Check out Mike’s new site - MikeBibby.com)
"I didn’t make it. I’m not that good with computers."

Do you like everything with the Kings?
"Yes."

Which year do you think was your best year with the Kings?
"Probably, my first year here."

How long have you known Kobe?
"I don’t really know him."

You don’t Kobe Bryant?"
"I know him, but I don’t really know him!."

What do you think is the hardest basketball game you ever played in?
"There are a lot of games. Sometimes you have bad nights. Sometimes you can’t make the shot. You have a lot of nights like that. "

What’s the best part of your game?
"I think I’m a pretty smart player. That’s probably the best part of my game."

Favorite coach?
"I’ve had a lot. There’s this guy who’s an assistant coach with Memphis right now named Lionel Hollins, he’s probably my favorite."

What gets you really warmed up after the game?
"After a game? I try to cool down after the game! I don’t really warm up after games!"

How do you deal with criticism?
"I don’t worry about it. Everybody is entitled to an opinion. Most people that are making criticisms never played basketball before in their lives. So, I’m not even worried about them."

What’s your proudest moment in your career?
"When we went to the Western Conference Finals. That whole season was good."

Who’s the toughest basketball player you ever played against?
"I’ve played against a lot. This will be my tenth year, so I’ve played against guys that you’ve probably never heard of. Have you guys ever heard of Mugsy Bogues? (The kids yell, “YES!!!”) He was a tough defender. He was 5-2 and fast!"

What do you think of that ref who bet on games?
"It’s bad. I think it’s bad for the NBA. He probably was going through a bad situation, so he went and did the things he did. But that doesn’t make it right."

What do you think went wrong with last season and Coach Musselmen?
"There’s a lot of things that probably went into it. There was a lot of stuff that was happening so I can’t say one thing in particular."

Who were you saddest to see leave the Kings?
"I was really sad to see everybody go. We had good relationships and good camaraderie."

Do you think Kobe Bryant could ever play for the Kings?
"I don’t know. I’m not a general manager."

What do you think about Spencer Hawes?"
"I haven’t seen him play yet. I’ve seen a little bit of highlights at the draft. But I haven’t seen him play in person."

What do you think about Mikki Moore?
"He’s good. He’s athletic. He’s big. He plays with a lot of hustle and we need that. "

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