It was the perfect storm. |
Last year certainly there was a great deal of emphasis on the forearm check, just as there is this year. But that has stayed about the same this year. |
My sense was players resonated with the idea after their initial skepticism. |
Ron has been exemplary this season in terms of his behavior on the court. My hope is that it is an isolated incident and that he'll continue to play the high level of basketball that he's been playing at. |
The 3 has become a real focal point of offenses, and we would like to turn the clock back and see what the game is like without it, |
The defensive three-second rule, the emphasis of calling the forearm check and the emphasis on defenders being required to get their full torso in front of the offensive player [to draw a charge] have provided an incentive to offensive players to drive the ball to the rim. That's creating higher-quality scoring opportunities. |
The message here is you cannot, under any circumstances, throw an object at an official. You just cannot do it. |
The original idea behind the clear path foul was we didn't want them to occur. But now, when they do occur, the offended team is not getting the yield point-wise that they should be. |
The process relies heavily on general managers and player personnel directors whose daily responsibility is to handicap the draft and evaluate players. As we get closer to the draft, they have a pretty accurate idea as to team needs. And certainly they're pretty accurate in most cases. |
The teams are responsible for holding the players to compliance. Our teams placed the orders with Reebok. Our teams are responsible for putting the players out on the court with a uniform that is in compliance. To say that Reebok is the issue, I think, is a bit misguided. |
There is a standard, as to how a player is to wear his uniform. There is a standard in all sports as to how a uniform is to be worn and our standard is that the shorts, in particular, are to be worn above the knee. |
There's a situation that could arise where multiple teams affiliated with the same D-League team have players at the same position, ... It may not make sense from a playing-time standpoint to have them on the same D-League team. In those cases, we will make a determination as to where those players go. |
There's a situation that could arise where multiple teams affiliated with the same D-League team have players at the same position. It may not make sense from a playing-time standpoint to have them on the same D-League team. In those cases, we will make a determination as to where those players go. |
These affiliations and assignment systems will, for the players, provide them with the opportunity to get playing time. |
These affiliations and the assignment system are really going to benefit both the players and the teams, |