When you are a kid, all you do is look up to the guys in front of you. I wanted to go out and be those guys. I don't think any of us in here can go back and think of a day like this. |
When you have a team like we have right now, it's very important the person that you're handing the team over to is qualified and is going to have your respect from day one. I'm very comfortable, Mr. D (owner William Davidson) is very comfortable, we're all very, very comfortable handing the keys to this team over to Flip. We know he's up for the challenge. |
Who are we going to get that, if something does happen to Chauncey, is going to lead us to a championship? You're up the creek without a paddle anyway. |
You don't get an overabundance of calls from people who are looking to make these great deals with you. |
You're going to always deal with tough coaches, ... But a lot of the time you're playing as you're dealing with them. And so it's easier to deal with it. The tough part is when you're not playing. That was his biggest hurdle. |