John Paxson
John Paxson
John MacBeth Paxsonis an American basketball administrator and former player who has been Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association since 2009, after serving as team general manager from 2003 to 2009...
allowed ethical everybody possibly safely tried
Everybody tried to make this an ethical employer-employee issue, which we never thought about. We wanted to do everything we possibly could to safely put him back on the floor. We were never allowed to do that.
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At some point, I think everybody has to accept the fact we're in this business to get to the playoffs, ... It's important we put expectations on these guys because there hasn't been any real urgency to start the season the last five years.
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Last year, we had a lot of new, young faces. It was Scott's first training camp with them. But now they've spent a whole year with Scott. We had some success. Now we should be able to step on the practice floor this week and have the attitude we're going to pick up where we left off.
helps hopefully maybe next people talking week
I've been talking to a lot of teams. But there are a lot of people in the same boat: Is there something they can do that helps but maybe strap them for the future? Hopefully there is something in the next week that we can do that can make us better. But if there's not, there's not.
situation unusual
This has been about as uncomfortable and unusual a situation I could ever imagine,
chance four prove
This is his time. He's four years into the league, and now he has a chance to prove it.
asking bottom doctor incident suggested
The bottom line, ... is if Eddy had not had any incident and a doctor hadn't suggested it, we wouldn't be asking for it.
teams
That's when teams try to make over their roster more than any other time.
happen jeff key knew pace played role
In this business, things don't always happen at the pace you would like, but I knew from the onset that we would make this happen and Jeff Schwartz played a key role in the negotiations.
I never think about it. You can't. What's done is done. It's over and done with.
guys mix works
In essence, our guys are complementary-type players. We still have to find a mix that works and is balanced.
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I don't now if there's a correct answer.
coming decision next point
It's coming to a point where next week, there's going to be a decision made.
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This is a very easy decision for the organization and I am extremely excited to watch these players continue to develop as Chicago Bulls.