Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
priority
Our No. 1 priority now is a closer.
athletic atlantic coast decline doubling football given hoops inventory longer ratings steady western
Given the steady decline in hoops ratings and the doubling of our football inventory with the Western Athletic and Atlantic Coast Conferences, this was no longer in line with our strategy.
concern rise short
If it doesn't rise we've got a concern. But that concern is not in the short term.
good
If we are done, I feel good about what we've done.
college felt playing role second unhappy
He was unhappy with his role on 'College GameDay,' ... He felt that he was playing second fiddle.
addition good hoped mental physical trade whether
He was everything we had hoped to see. The things you don't know when you make a trade ? the mental approach, whether he will be a good teammate, were the most encouraging things, in addition to his physical tools.
acquire attempts guy liked multiple played trying
He's played very sporadically. He's a guy that we have liked for two years now and have made multiple attempts trying to acquire him.
acquire attempts guy liked multiple played trying
He's played very sporadically, ... He's a guy that we have liked for two years now and have made multiple attempts trying to acquire him.
badly course half second wants
He wants to be here and wants to be a part of it. He wants so badly to be a big part of our future, as well as our present. If he can do what he did in the second half over the course of a whole year, he'll be more than enough.
basically expected hoped
He was basically everything we had hoped and expected to see.
blink confidence drove handled mentally move
He didn't blink and how he handled that move mentally drove our confidence in making this offer.
hopefully middle toward work
He'll be in the middle and hopefully we'll let him work his way toward the back.
align frame good league major team time
He'll be a good major league player. It's just that the time frame didn't align with how this team has matured.
definitely win
He doesn't have a spot, but he definitely can win a spot.