John Hammond
John Hammond
happened
It's never happened and it's never going to happen.
certainly radar training
It's certainly on our radar for priority. We'd like to get something done by training camp.
amnesty happens left progress watch
That's all we can do, watch what happens and see who is out there. It's going to be interesting to see who's left after the amnesty deadline. Then things progress from there.
classified numbers player quality simply skills time
We simply classified it as a numbers game. Rickey is a quality player and has the skills to play in the NBA. For Rickey, it just wasn't the right time or right place for him in Detroit.
affected issue prism session viewed
Every issue in the legislative session will be viewed through the prism of the 2006 election. There will not be one issue of any significance that will not be affected by election-year considerations.
few next playing
There's not a whole lot to say at this point. It's something that's going to play out over the next few days. It's not that we're playing coy, we just have to wait.
bet percent
They were e-mailing each other back and forth. I'll bet 80 percent of the thing was done that way.
agreement aware jobs national nba obligation obviously playing responsibility team teams
Any NBA player, any international player, obviously has a contractual obligation to their team first and foremost. And all the national teams are aware of that and, of course, in agreement with that. Their jobs and the team that they're playing for is their first responsibility and they're all very aware about that.
rain scale
more rain at the end of the week, but nothing on the scale of what we have seen.
benefits educated fully issue political public somehow soon suicide wisdom
The conventional wisdom that this is somehow political suicide I think is off-base. Conventional wisdom is that it?s political suicide but it is not thought through because the issue for everyone is how soon the public can be educated fully on the benefits of this program.
last player
We won't see the same player we did last year. We already see a better one.
available centers limit might open preserved step town urban village
It might give the town an idea of what is available for development and what should be preserved as open space. It is important that we concentrate development in the village centers and limit urban sprawl. This could be the right step in that direction.
angeles destroying los sad
They're destroying a big part of Los Angeles history. I'll be very sad to see it go.
certainly fill hope loose shaking situation somebody study
That's about all we can and want to do right now -- study the situation and see what's shaking loose around the league. We certainly hope to find somebody who can fill the bill, but we're going to be pretty selective.