Donnie Walsh
Donnie Walsh
Joseph Donald "Donnie" Walsh, Jr.is a Front Office Adviser of the Indiana Pacers and a former professional basketball coach. He is also the former President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 March 1941
balance best both hate james team
We hate to let James go, but because of the balance of our team now, it is best for both he and our team to make this move.
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If anything, I've probably gone too far with Ronnie because I felt like he was going to learn how to do things. At that point, which I thought was true, that as long as he was here, anything he did would get blown up and affect his teammates and affect everybody.
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Maybe this was not the right team for a guy like Ronnie. Really, Ronnie couldn't get out from under it and I hope he does in Sacramento because everyone needs a fresh start.
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Magic's greatest asset is his enthusiasm, the way he can lift his team up.
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I told the teams that I was dealing with out there, that he was going to have a large impact and whoever got him they'd move up in the standings. The only thing that will limit them does not have to do with Ronnie - they do not have enough big people to go up against the teams in the West.
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He's always living down his past in this franchise, and so are we. So I do think it's a time to kind of break apart and see if he can get a new start somewhere else. I think it's very important for us to put our past behind us and to stop these distractions so that what I think is a fine basketball team can go on.
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He's been cleared. It's all set. He's been working out on his own, separately, all along. Now he'll get a chance to practice with the team again.
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We just started the process, but I'm waiting to hear what they have to say.
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I've talked to a lot of teams, discussed myriad types of offers. Some are player for player, some involve first-round draft picks, some involve savings, some involve a combination of those things. I'm encouraged by some of the things we were offered.
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There's really nothing new to report on that. We've dealt with the issue, and now it's up to David Stern.
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Ronnie didn't say he wouldn't go there, in fact he said the opposite was true. He said he wanted go there and win games.
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There's no doubt in our mind he'll have an immediate impact on their team. We'll miss him very much.
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We have a good roster with good players on the roster. I think they'll appreciate not having this in the middle of their season.
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I think Ronnie is a guy who acts first and thinks later. If he were to do it over again, he might do it differently.