Danny Ferry
Danny Ferry
Daniel John Willard "Danny" Ferryis an American retired professional basketball player and former general manager of the Atlanta Hawks . He is also the former Vice President of Basketball Operations for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Ferry was considered one of the most celebrated basketball athletes in the United States from the high school class of 1985 and during his 1988-89 senior year at Duke University. Known for his superb outside shooting, strong rebounding abilities and...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth17 October 1966
checks concerned far good indication muscle results sure tests
Just as a precaution, we wanted to have tests to make sure he checks out well. All the test results we have back so far have been good and there is nothing to be concerned about. Every indication is that it is a muscle injury.
advantage bird build good job learn opportunity player
As a team, you do not have the advantage of the Bird (rule). But you do get a better opportunity to learn more about the player and build a relationship. (Murray) has done a very good job for us.
good house license moving traveling work york
He's a good guy. He was moving from house to house, and the traveling license did not work in New York City.
good handled happens last matter months possible proud rest shown situation
He's been in a very challenging situation for the last 15 months. I think he's handled it as well as you possible can. I think he's shown he's made of good stuff. No matter what happens the rest of this year, how he's handled the last 15 months is something I will always be proud of and he should be, too.
box check instead sure worse
We wanted to make sure, check every box and make sure he was healthy. It was getting worse instead of better.
likely next picks
Most likely we'll have two second-round picks next year.
guys resting sure
We just want to make sure our guys are healthy. He's resting now, we told him to take it easy.
close drew trading valuable
We were not ever close to trading Drew Gooden. He's been very valuable to us this year.
add coming create needed scoring
We needed to add more scoring and athleticism on the wing, especially coming off the bench. With Flip, that's his strength. He'll be able to come in and create baskets for himself.
bad difficult hard harder rehab time worked
We feel bad for Anderson. He worked very hard this summer. We know it's a difficult time for him but we also know he'll work even harder to rehab and come back strong.
position
We're in the same position now as are a lot of other teams.
goes possibly
If all goes well for him and all goes well for our team, he could possibly be back and participate in the postseason.
goes possibly team
If all goes well for him and all goes well for our team ... he could possibly be back and participate in the postseason.
checks felt precaution sure tests
He felt uncomfortable. Just as a precaution he wanted to have tests to make sure that he checks out okay.