All that's in the past. |
great respect for Detroit's long and rich tradition as a landmark American city and the incredibly positive impact the Motor City has made over the course of our country's history. |
He seems like a nice guy on the phone. |
I think sometimes people underestimate the Albuquerque connection, but we all came through, |
I told Whiz it took me two years to get him off the golf course and doing what he does best. And that's coach basketball. |
I've been reborn. It's just been a resurrection, if you will. Every time he steps out on the court, I feel so alive. It's a totally different energy than we've all had. I never knew he was this good. |
If, in fact, Las Vegas gets the game, it'd be the biggest event since Elvis. |
It wasn't combative, but it wasn't positive. They weren't on the same page. We spoke to Ron and he was very positive. He told me he wants to play basketball, he wants to be here. That's all I know. |
It would be the biggest event since Elvis. It will be huge. It will be a mini Super Bowl for the city. |
The main thing is star power, ... If fans recognize a first-round pick, or someone who's done something in the NBA, they'll come out and watch him play (in the D-League). ... It can only help the NBA. It's worked in baseball. Why not basketball? |
They agreed. We agreed. We thought it was a done deal, I just buckled. |
This is an international city, ... and the NBA is an international league. |
We want the big one. But these trophies are a good start. |
We're gamblers. So we're going to take a chance on him. |
We're gamblers. So we're going to take a chance on him. All that's in the past. We want to look forward, otherwise we wouldn't have made this happen. |