Rod Thorn
Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thornis an American basketball executive and a former player and coach...
From where I'm sitting, I don't see him getting traded.
complete lost piece puzzle quality works
He was a big piece to our puzzle and a quality player. So if it works out that we don't complete the trade, then we've lost a quality player.
candidates coach three top
I think he's one of the top two or three candidates for Coach of the Year.
hurt last marks question time
We had a lot of question marks at this time last year. When Kenyon left, that really hurt, and there was a question as to what was going to transpire with Jason.
achievement era far greatest individual kobe modern scoring wilt
Wilt scoring 100, to me, that's the greatest thing ever done as far as an individual achievement in the game. I don't think you ever take anything away from that. But what Kobe did in the modern day era is unbelievable to me.
prove
We never fined anybody. How do you prove it?
healthy stay staying
We need to stay healthy. I think we play pretty well, but we're thin. So I think staying healthy is the key.
attitude coming good heard players positive second since team year
Jason's attitude about our team is as positive as I've heard him since his second year when we were coming off the Finals. When your better players think you have a good team, I think that's a very positive thing.
best care guards guys jason knows playing point shots three
Jason is so unselfish, doesn't care if he ever scores, knows where to get other guys the ball. Everyone knows they're going to get their shots playing with him. He's still one of the best one, two or three point guards in the league.
definitely jeff matter
Jeff definitely will be here. It's just a matter of how he is signed.
draws force good help low player rotation
He's a good shooter, he's a force down low and draws a lot of fouls. We feel he's a player who can play in our rotation and help us.
athlete good help hopeful moments
He's a good athlete who has had some moments in the league. We're hopeful he can give us some help on our bench.
hope later
We hope he'll be back later this week, and hope that things go well. I know this: he's pretty excited.
bit ended improving last paper team
We ended up improving our team, it's just a little bit different way than when we anticipated,' ... From where we ended up last year, on paper we have a better team than we had last year.'