Otis Smith
Otis Smith
career causing downs fingers playing seem steve time tough ups
Everybody's career has ups and downs and times when they're not playing well, and Steve is going through a tough time right now. We just can't seem to put our fingers on what is causing it all right now.
looks
It looks like we're going to get that done,
happening problem process
It's another part of the growing-up process for our young guys. What is happening now won't be a problem in the future.
adjustment family fun good hard heard members nephew nowhere parts senior stressful though
It's been a hard and stressful adjustment on everyone. But it was my family, and they had nowhere to go. One of the fun parts though will be getting to see my nephew play for his senior year. I've heard from family members how good he is, but now I'll see firsthand.
cautious grant himself hurting ok sure wanting
It's just Grant being Grant. He's cautious and wanting to make sure everything is OK and he's not hurting himself more.
talked ways
We've talked about it. It's still a ways away. It's 50-50.
dislike goes instinct killer kobe players smells special talented whether
Whether you like him or dislike him, Kobe is a special player. He has the killer instinct in him that a lot of the talented players don't have. When he smells blood, he goes for the jugular. That's a (Michael) Jordan-like quality.
forward leader moving point reached steve traded trading
We're moving forward with him as our point guard. We traded for him to be our point guard, to be our leader and that really hasn't changed. We really haven't reached that point yet to where trading Steve Francis.
beginning close envisioned floor team
We're getting real close to having the team on the floor that we envisioned at the beginning of the season. Hopefully, soon, we'll have everyone healthy.
bodies collecting help might opposed pieces players trade win
With this flexibility, I think you're able to get the players you want to get as opposed to doing a trade for bodies that years from now might not help you. It's about complementary pieces that can win you a championship; it's not about collecting as many bodies as you can.
days floor phones seven team using
We're still evaluating, still using the phones and we have seven days to see what's out there and what we can do. Right now we have the team on the floor and we'll make evaluations as we go.
course guys hurt
We've got more guys hurt than we've got guys healthy. So of course we're looking.
action ball double dwight needs seeing triple
We'll give Dwight the ball where he needs the ball -- on the move, in action where he's not seeing triple and double teams.
brought energy miss passion steve
We'll miss Steve in a lot of ways. We'll miss the passion he brought for the game, we'll miss the energy he brought for the game, but I think we'll be better off in the future.