35 ordspråk av Donnie Walsh
Donnie Walsh
In my conversations with Reggie, it is clear he will not play next year. I've spoken with Reggie, and he is fine with it. This will go down as his final assist.
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Magic's greatest asset is his enthusiasm, the way he can lift his team up.
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Maybe this was not the right team for a guy like Ronnie. Really, Ronnie couldn't get out from under it and I hope he does in Sacramento because everyone needs a fresh start.
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My way has always been to try to support players. If anything, I've probably gone too far with Ronnie because I felt like he was going to learn how to do things.
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Our goal was to hang around where we are right now until we got everybody back. I think our team and the coaching staff have done a remarkable job keeping us [afloat] under the circumstances.
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Reggie is the one who made our transformation to the NBA real.
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Ronnie didn't say he wouldn't go there, in fact he said the opposite was true. He said he wanted go there and win games.
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That's when Mel (Daniels) and I ran the workouts.
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The way we look at is when [the Detroit brawl] went down on Nov. 19, we thought we had a chance to be champions. The core of our team is 25. With long-term contracts. They will come back at some point.
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There's no doubt in our mind he'll have an immediate impact on their team. We'll miss him very much.
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There's really nothing new to report on that. We've dealt with the issue, and now it's up to David Stern.
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Things are starting to clarify. The number of teams is down to three or four, and I'm dealing with one or two a day in a serious way. The players [being offered] are better, and I think teams realize if they're going to do it they have to offer good players. Draft choices and cap space don't equal a good player.
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This is kind of the last straw of a lot of issues.
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We hate to let James go, but because of the balance of our team now, it is best for both he and our team to make this move.
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We have a good roster with good players on the roster. I think they'll appreciate not having this in the middle of their season.
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