Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelois an American businessman and sports executive who currently serves as an advisor to the Philadelphia 76ers. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth20 November 1939
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I was asked to stay on through the last collective-bargaining negotiations,
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I think Toronto is an ideal situation. There's good ownership. There's talent. There's cap room. He has the chance to be the architect of something special.
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Just as we sought to have continuity and commitment from coaches and players ... so was our commitment to having a home.
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Our pre-World Championship training plan is coming together nicely. We feel excited and fortunate to be able to have the USA Senior National Team conduct its domestic training for the next three summers in Las Vegas. We appreciate the efforts Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority have made to make this happen.
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I think he's done a great job of positioning himself in terms of his persona and conduct. In representing his country, he can expand on that.
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I think Kobe Bryant is a player with enough moxie to go along with his talent that he'll adjust to whatever his role is. In fact, that's exactly what he said today.
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We need to change the perception of how the world looks at us as a country and a basketball power and we have to reclaim what we lost. It's a lot about how they look, how they act on and off the court. The only way to change the perception is to have people doing the right thing and that's the goal.
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We thought enough of him to give him a pass. By attending training camp, he'll still be a part of that team, and we're going to count on him big-time as we look forward to the Olympics.
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We attend and scout all of the international competitions. And so this team will be totally ready. There will not be any concern about not knowing what to expect.
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The fact remains that the cost of admission -- that is the value of these franchises -- has risen to such a degree that in most situations, the leagues have outgrown the family ownership situations. My opinion is ... you are going to see a lot of large conglomerates participating in professional sports.
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You know, usually everyone just does a two-year term. I've had two terms, and the right thing politically is to step down.
We want to make a directional change. I didn't say an attitudinal change,
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We would very much like to have Greg participate in our camp. There is a meeting that will take place at the Final Four with Greg, his family and the coaching staff at Ohio State. We'd love to have him involved. He has a chance to be a big-time player.
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Would we be flexible with him as far as the pregnancy, absolutely. We just need to talk and work out the circumstances.