Carroll Dawson
Carroll Dawson
Carroll Dawson is a retired American assistant coach and general manager in the National Basketball Association. He worked for the Houston Rockets franchise for twenty-seven years until announcing his retirement in 2007...
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We think we've added another top-line piece of the puzzle and a great talent. To get a guy like this I feel very blessed. There are many ways that this guy can help our team win basketball games.
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After a decade of starring in this league, Dikembe established himself as one of the league's top reserves last season. Deke gives us rebounding and defense off the bench and he also serves as a personal mentor to Yao Ming. He is a valuable contributor as well as a great teammate.
arena court crowds floor gives great home intimate loud stands supported
This is a very intimate arena where the stands come right down to the floor and I like that. It's going to be very loud and we have great crowds that have supported us over the years. I think it gives us a home court advantage.
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It's great to have Ryan back with the Rockets. Ryan is one of those high-energy players that all coaches like to have on their roster.
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Our whole team and coaching staff talked (after the losses to Phoenix) about wanting to play our hardest and most intelligent game, and whatever happened after that, we could live with it,
cast fixed people takes
It can be fixed two ways. You could just put a cast on it, but it takes forever. The thing most people do is have the surgery.
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We think this gives Gerald a good opportunity to get some valuable playing time and continue working on his game.
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We like his energy, size and I think he'll be a very good defender under Jeff (Van Gundy) and the coaching staff. He can be effective in the paint and he proved on the summer team that he is a much better shooter than people thought he was. We feel fortunate to have him signed.
fully good happen healthy next
We'll get by this. We've got some things that are going to happen this summer. We get to fully healthy next year, this is going to be a very, very good team.
assist best expect possible surgery treatment
From what I've been told, everything went as well as you would expect and would hope. We'll just let Yao get over the surgery and give him the best possible treatment to assist his recovery.
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We took a lot of criticism for drafting Hakeem when we already had Ralph. But we were excited about the Twin Towers concept. We were pretty sure it could work, and once it did, everybody around the league tried to copy it.
check good time
He said he was sore. Right now was a good time to check it out. We always do that with every player. If they tell you anything is hurting, you check it out.
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He can play the one, two or three, and we've talked about the four or five, ... You can find a bunch (of playing time) for a guy who can play like that. He can even rebound. If you're going up against a Josh Howard in the playoffs, you need somebody that's 6-5. He's a perfect fit for us.
chance talent
We got a chance to get a young talent here so we went for it.