I talk about his basketball knowledge and his competitiveness all the time. A lot of guys don't know how mentally tough he is. |
I think Jamaal brings three things to the table. He brings us a rebounding presence, which we need; he has a physical presence, which we need, and he has the ability to score down on the blocks, which we need. |
I think many market participants had been expecting an announcement along these lines. |
I think we came in under the radar. |
I thought we were very deep at the one, two and three positions. But I saw that we were one injury away from being hurt on the front line. That's where we could have been really hurt. We would have been very thin then. |
I told him we would do whatever we can. Phase one is done. So now we have to make sure we make the right decision. |
I want to thank Senator Kohl for the contract extension and the opportunity he gave me two years ago, |
I've left a message for Greg, but I haven't heard anything from Duquesne at all. I've gotten e-mails from Duquesne people and Pittsburgh people saying they would like to see me become the coach. I'd love to have [the job]. I want it. |
If anything with T.J. took him a while, we would not hesitate to use Mo as the starter. |
If everybody is healthy, ... Jiri and Charlie may not get as much an opportunity night in and night out. |
If I had to use one word, it would be shocked. |
If you can raise up and shoot from 15 to 18 feet, you can play in this league, |
In addition to that, we're talking expectations of being a playoff team and maybe even win a playoff round. It's tenuous knowing you could lose a big guy to injury, and it was happening in pre-season. |
In the long run, Desmond maybe will become a Western Conference all-star, and we get a guy who arguably is one of the top three centers right now in the Eastern Conference, |
In the summer league, we wanted to take a look at his development and skill level. In the last two games there, I think he became a little more comfortable. |