(Winning 50 games) is a big goal. We feel like that's the mark we want to get to. We feel like if we get to 50 wins, we had a good season. And then the second season starts. |
[Do the Wizards expect to see their former GM in person before the series is done?] Not over on this side, ... Maybe over on their side. |
[Hughes's timing could not have been better. Entering his prime at age 26, he also entered a free agent market in which shooting guards were the most coveted commodity.] Some people probably wish my deal was up last year, ... I kind of raised the stakes a little bit. |
[The Wizards said all season that they had every intention of signing Hughes this summer. After the Wizards were swept in the second round of the playoffs by Miami, Hughes said he wanted to return to Washington, where has spent the past three seasons, but he added that he would test the market.] This is where I want to be, ... At the same time, I'm unrestricted. . . . I'll explore my options and I do think I have options. |
[While watching James's three-point onslaught, Hughes smiled in admiration.] That's my teammate. If he does well, we do well, ... I knew coming here I definitely had a chance to win. I wasn't taking a step backward. |
An alternative would be to have a longer teacher work day once a week to accommodate training and communications needs, ... The difference is that teachers would adjust schedules once a week, not students and families. As a result, far fewer are impacted. |
At this point, not a lot of guys in their career win 50 games, so that's always a plus. But staying healthy is definitely more important. It would be nice to get it done, but you don't want to sacrifice what we've worked all season for. |
Cleveland, I felt, had an opportunity to take it to the next level. I feel like coming to Cleveland from Washington, Cleveland's basically in the same place Washington is. That really was the deciding factor. I didn't want to go to an organization that was trying to hold things together to just win basketball games. Here, we're putting pieces together so we can advance to the playoffs. |
Every season I want to play 82 games. That's my goal, and obviously that's not going to happen this year. I have to deal with it. I have to make the best from it. |
Expectations were high because of his size and speed. A lot of people wanted him to do things he's not capable of. There are a lot of tall guys that can't play basketball. |
Fifty wins, that's a big goal. That's definitely a mark we want to get to. If we can get to 50 wins, then we had a good season. |
For everyone else, it's a crazy shot. He makes it on a regular basis. |
Gilbert and I are the best backcourt tandem in the league, ... You can put us up against anybody, either in the East or the West, and I feel like we're the best. |
He is just full of life. People gravitate towards him. He'd see young kids out on the track and he'd go right over to them and help them out. That's the kind of person he is. |
He's bigger than their guys. He's 6-foot-8, (240 pounds). They can try what they want. I'd like to see that. |