Bill Duffy
Bill Duffy
contract course latitude par wild
It can only be categorized as par for the course in the N.B.A.. It's been a wild year. Antonio is under contract so he really doesn't have a whole lot of latitude right now.
contribute houston immediate less perfect pressure step style ways
In many ways it's a perfect fit. If healthy, Houston is already a playoff-caliber team. There'll be less immediate pressure on him. Plus, with the style they play, he should be able to step in and contribute right away.
happening league opened prevent wants
It opened up a can of worms. I think the league wants to prevent something like this from happening again.
bargaining opponent throw willing
You should itemize a whole litany of requests, which become bargaining chips. You may have things that you're willing to throw away, but your opponent doesn't know that.
agents contracts history million money stolen trying
What is more interesting is the agents over the years who have stolen money from players. I don't have a history like that. I think I'm up about $900 million in trying to get contracts for these guys.
advantage ball east hard kept maybe noble pressed stayed tried trying wide
We tried so hard to make use of the advantage that we had with the wind, that maybe we pressed too hard. East Noble just kept trying to get the ball out and they stayed wide and distributed the ball well in the first half.