Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelois an American businessman and sports executive who currently serves as an advisor to the Philadelphia 76ers. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth20 November 1939
act basketball change country looks people perception power reclaim
We need to change the perception of how the world looks at us as a country and a basketball power and we have to reclaim what we lost. It's a lot about how they look, how they act on and off the court. The only way to change the perception is to have people doing the right thing and that's the goal.
attending count forward training
We thought enough of him to give him a pass. By attending training camp, he'll still be a part of that team, and we're going to count on him big-time as we look forward to the Olympics.
attend concern knowing scout team totally
We attend and scout all of the international competitions. And so this team will be totally ready. There will not be any concern about not knowing what to expect.
basketball concept dream forward respecting theme
This whole concept of a Dream Team, that's over and done with, ... The theme going forward is more about respecting the world basketball community, and it's also about redemption. We have a lot to come back from.
basketball change country fact looked perception reclaim regardless slate
Everyone's slate is clean, regardless of what everyone has said. The fact is, we need to change the perception of how we're looked at as a country and as a basketball power, if you will, and we need to reclaim what was lost.
individual players role team
We wanted a team not of individual stars, but athleticism, shooters, role players and distributors.
bob call discussion felt heard hoping liked meet slight
Bob's an old pro. Bob felt it. He read it. He heard it. So when he got the call to meet me this morning, he was still hoping that maybe, just maybe, there was a slight possibility that it would be something other than the discussion we had, ... He would have liked to continue.
chance change class perception public
We have a chance to change a public perception - and we're going to do it with class and dignity.
guy mike
Mike is all about winning. He's the kind of guy I'd like getting into a foxhole with.
guy mike
Mike is all about winning, ... He's the kind of guy I'd like getting into a foxhole with.
absolutely confirm ok visited
So I visited with him about a half-hour ago to confirm that everything's OK and absolutely it is. He said 'Well, what should I tell the media?' and I said 'Tell them you're in, because that's what I'm going to tell them.
good
Shaq and I have a good relationship. I said (to him) the door's open. There's always a spot.
baby great interest might pass player role team wife
More or less, I think we have it. There is great interest on his part. His wife is having a baby and, if there's a player or two who might get a pass (for 2006), he would. . . . I like him. I feel that he has a great role for this team from 2006 through 2008.
anyone demeaning felt man mike needed
We needed a fresh, new start. That's not demeaning anyone else, I just felt Mike was the right man at this time.