Otis Smith
Otis Smith
effort
I thought it was a good-faith effort on our part to show them they're part of our future. It's one thing to say it and another thing to show it.
goes good great player steve whether
Steve is still a good player in this league. Whether he goes from good to great is going to be on Steve.
control february games january learned realize season
I think we have learned that you want to be able to control your own destiny, and as you go through the season you have to realize that December, January and February are just as important as the games down the stretch.
talked team together
We've talked with them, but we've talked to a lot of teams. I still like the team that we've assembled, but we just haven't been able to see it together because of injuries. So we're having to look at some different things. You can't just be stagnant. Like they say, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
closed consider forward matter practice return
We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice tomorrow.
consider forward matter
We now consider the matter closed, and look forward to Steve's return.
clock closing dribble ended goal jerry scoring trying
Jerry Reynolds was trying to dribble the clock out because he didn't know Scott was closing in on the record. But then Reynolds ended up scoring the goal to give Scott the record.
pick season
Getting that pick this season was big for us. That was a requirement for us.
gives opportunity playing rotation seen team tough
Getting him into the rotation for a team that was playing for a championship two years in a row, that was tough for them. We haven't seen him (play). So it gives us an opportunity to see what he can do.
deal harder stayed steve until
If Steve would have stayed around until the end of the season, I think it would have been harder to get a deal done.
eventually kinds steps stop talking win
We've got to stop talking about just making the playoffs. These are the kinds of steps you have to go through to eventually win a championship. That's something we want to do someday, not just make the playoffs.
basketball gets head hears likes loved mindset steve stuff sure talked
I talked to Steve more about his basketball than his mindset and I'm sure he's uncomfortable right now. He likes to be loved and I know that. When he hears some of the stuff out there I know he gets his head down. But I just wanted him to know that we still love him.
gotten opportunity player potential run
He's a young big (man) with a lot of potential that hasn't gotten an opportunity to play. In my mind, if you take a run at a player, you want to take a run at a 7-foot player that has potential.
guy potential run
He's a young big guy with a lot of potential. If you're going to take a run at a player, you want to make that run at a 7-foot player.