Rod Thorn
Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thornis an American basketball executive and a former player and coach...
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It just wasn't working out here for him. In assessing it, I don't think it was going to work out for him here. That was part of it.
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We've started looking at other options because players that we may have an interest in are either signing every day or they are about to sign.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As he pointed out, there's a history of things with him - not just the fight. But I think there will be a lot of teams that will have an interest in him at some level.
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As far as we were concerned, we had a good season, with a real nice run at the end. But now, things start over.
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After consulting with several noted specialists, we felt that rescinding the trade is our best course of action.
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Something came up that nobody had any idea about. There is a time frame in which this will play out in the next couple of days. Shareef is a pro. He's a good guy. He's going to continue his career no matter what. Hopefully he'll have a long career. He's under contract (to the Nets). Hopefully that's the way it will stay, and he will play long time for us.
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No, we're not getting rid of our coach. I think our coach does a terrific job. I'm very happy with our coach.
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I think with Dajuan, he's obviously a very talented young man,
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I think we have proven that we can beat anybody on any given night. Now, can we do it four out of seven times?