He has the ability to reach out and integrate personalities and let each guy know that he has a part to play, and that the part is important. He's good at what he does, and one of the reasons is because he cares about his players as individuals. |
I wasn't going to part with anyone in our organization until Michael Finley was part of the deal. He was the linchpin. |
Phil's a great person. He'll take the high road. And Kobe's an outstanding player. I'm quite sure they will work through their differences. |
This is just another brick in the wall, and there will be others. I don't see this as being significant except that we're trying to improve our basketball team. |
This isn't about personalities. This is a business deal. Anyone reading anything else into it is wrong. |
With Michael and Scottie, we didn't let you get into your offense. They took away your first and second options. |