Rod Thorn
Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thornis an American basketball executive and a former player and coach...
coach happy rid terrific
No, we're not getting rid of our coach. I think our coach does a terrific job. I'm very happy with our coach.
asset bench court extra feeling game giving good job lawrence players teammates time
So much of this game is about confidence. It's about feeling good about your teammates and yourself. I think Lawrence does a good job of recognizing that. He started giving players extra time on the court even when things weren't going great. Our bench has become an asset to us.
assume conversation far indication join property wants
I don't have any indication one way or the other right now, but I assume that he will join the team, ... As far as I'm concerned, he's property of the Nets. Obviously, he has the prerogative of retiring, but we're going to have a conversation with him and see what transpires. I don't think he wants to retire.
ended guys happy list mutual top
Obviously, we had a list of guys and he was at the top of our list. When we made the deal, we were very happy with it. It ended where it ended. We had a lot of discussions to the possibility of amending the deal, but we weren't able to come to any mutual agreement.
advantage certainly chance crazy definitely good playoff team
Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round.
changing dealt exact ownership parts period time transition
There was a transition period going on at the time. The new ownership was in place, but parts of it were changing at the exact time Kenyon had to be dealt with.
press wrong
It was a shock. We had scheduled a press conference. We did not think there was going to be anything wrong whatsoever.
press wrong
It was a shock. We had scheduled a press conference. Obviously, we did not think there was going to be anything wrong whatsoever.
bring cliff defends low outside player pleased post step
We are pleased to bring Cliff back. He is a seasoned player who defends well in the low post and can also step outside to make a three-point shot.
add caliber depth enhance needed pleased presence proven rotation veteran
We are pleased to add a veteran of Shareef's caliber to our roster. He is a proven low-post presence who will enhance our frontcourt rotation and add needed depth to our team.
fight higher level pick playing
We're in a real fight here. We need to pick it up and play at a much higher level that we've been playing lately.
adding best cause consulting course directions gave improve normal noted physical questions several team trade ways
We were anticipating adding Shareef to our roster. However, during the course of his normal physical examination, some questions arose that gave us cause for concern. After consulting with several noted specialists, we feel that rescinding the trade is our best course of action. We will now look in other directions for ways to improve our team for the upcoming season.
harder load teams
Before, teams would load up on (Carter). Now it is much harder to do that.
three trade
We will get what we have to get. We're not going to trade those three guys.