Otis Smith
Otis Smith
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That's what you want your best player to do. You want your best player to step up in that fashion.
moved moving steve
You want me to tell you that moving Steve was big? I told you that when we moved him.
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There was nothing that made a lot of sense to us. I decided at the last possible minute not to do it.
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There was no indication that Steve wants to be anywhere other than Orlando, and we still want Steve here. Steve is still a vital part of our franchise. We need Steve to win basketball games.
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Coach Hill, Steve and I had a productive meeting today. We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice (Tuesday).
closed coach consider forward matter meeting practice productive return steve
Coach (Brian) Hill, Steve and I had a productive meeting today. We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice tomorrow.
age age-and-aging guy rather super win
Age doesn't matter. Would you rather have a 60-year-old guy and not get it done or a 30-year-old guy and win Super Bowls?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If Steve would have stayed around until the end of the season, I think it would have been harder to get a deal done.
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.
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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.
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Steve is still a good player in this league. Whether he goes from good to great is going to be on Steve.