Carroll Dawson
Carroll Dawson
Carroll Dawson is a retired American assistant coach and general manager in the National Basketball Association. He worked for the Houston Rockets franchise for twenty-seven years until announcing his retirement in 2007...
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We think this gives Gerald a good opportunity to get some valuable playing time and continue working on his game.
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We like his energy, size and I think he'll be a very good defender under Jeff (Van Gundy) and the coaching staff. He can be effective in the paint and he proved on the summer team that he is a much better shooter than people thought he was. We feel fortunate to have him signed.
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We'll get by this. We've got some things that are going to happen this summer. We get to fully healthy next year, this is going to be a very, very good team.
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(Lampe is) a guy who moves his feet well. He can play outside. He's got an outside shot and he's very active. He's not your basic post-up paint guy. He's good on high pick-and-roll, side pick-and-roll, a pick-and-pop guy and he's got some bulk to him.
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He said he was sore. Right now was a good time to check it out. We always do that with every player. If they tell you anything is hurting, you check it out.
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We were happy with both of them. They did a good job.
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This has been very disappointing for our franchise. We had high hopes for Eddie and still feel that he has the ability to be a very good player in this league if he gets his personal issues resolved.
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These types of moves are never easy, ... We really appreciate what Clarence did for the organization the past two seasons. This decision was made in order to give us more financial flexibility under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement.
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This is a very intimate arena where the stands come right down to the floor and I like that. It's going to be very loud and we have great crowds that have supported us over the years. I think it gives us a home court advantage.
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I'm optimistic about it because I just know how tough he is, and from what the doctors say, he's still got some miles left in that knee.
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Around Olajuwon, all our guys were spot shooters. Now that we have two guys require double teams (Yao and McGrady), we want people to do the same things. To build around superstars, you have to have players that fit in the system you're playing. Their game creates a big advantage.
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When I spoke with the doctors, I was told that's how long it takes for a bone to regain its full density. I'll say this. Yao has shown us in the past that he's a quick healer.
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We got a chance to get a young talent here so we went for it.
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At that position we've been suffering quite a bit. The load has been strictly on David Wesley and he's done a commendable job, but we've got to get him some help.