I'm humbled by this opportunity the Sonics organization has given me. I've always had great respect for the Sonics franchise. |
I'm in complete agreement with it. I thought that [Allen] was a little bit of a victim in that and perhaps if it had not gone into the stands it would have been a little bit different, but it did. So, we've got to live with it. |
I'm like one of his fathers who couldn't be prouder of him. It's a long story, but at the bitter end his agents accused me of badmouthing him to the NBA people; because they had convinced him he was a lottery pick. |
I'm not so sure Robert Swift doesn't deserve to start. |
I'm pleased with the opportunity to help this team. This Sonics squad has the talent and coach Weiss had them setting their goals high. It's my responsibility now to help them reach those goals. |
I'm pleased with this opportunity to help this team. This Sonics squad has the talent and coach Weiss had them setting their goals high. It's my responsibility now to help them reach those goals. |
I'm preparing now for all that. Because it's stupid to wait. (If management tells me) 'You're the coach,' well now I've got all this work to do. I'm working on summer programs right now. And I have been individualizing each program and giving goals for the summer. If I am the coach, I'll hand them out. If not, I'll take them home. |
I've basically just played since I moved to The Villages. I had played in maybe 20 or 30 games before that. |
I've been through nights like this before where they are just not there. It was just a bad night. The worst night we had in a long time. |
I've just always felt that this team needs somebody like Wilcox. He's 6-10, he can really jump and run and block shots. I think he's really going to help us. With him and Nick and the two 7-footers [Johan Petro and Robert Swift], we've got four good players at the 4 and 5 positions. I've been a fan of his since he was at Maryland. |
If anybody's going to get the most out of him at this point in his career, it's going to be Pat. I think that's bad news for the rest of us in the league because when he decides he wants to play he's very difficult to stop, as anybody knows. |
If he doesn't start - he probably will - he's going to be on the floor a lot. |
If Ray had an average shooting night, we win. |
If that's the best team in basketball, we're not far away. |
If they are the best team in our division . . . then our division is up for grabs. |