Larry Harris
Larry Harris
build decisions difficult goal playoffs team win year
Over this time, we have had some difficult decisions to make. Our goal is to build a team that can get to the playoffs every year and, ultimately, to win a championship.
build excited future glad goal moving playoffs team ultimately win year
Our goal is to build a team that can get to the playoffs every year and ultimately to win a championship. I am excited about the future and glad I will be a part of this organization moving forward.
addition guy happening knowing lose maybe playoff talking team win
In addition to that, we're talking expectations of being a playoff team and maybe even win a playoff round. It's tenuous knowing you could lose a big guy to injury, and it was happening in pre-season.
against along court depending goal home hopefully ourselves playoffs position record spot win
The goal all along was to get to the playoffs and hopefully put ourselves in position to win a round. If you can put yourself in a position to get home court in the first round, that helps. It could be that you get the No. 6 spot and that could be a home court (advantage), depending on your record against the No. 3 seed. That's mathematically still a possibility.
caught happened people
It happened very quickly, and I think it caught a lot of people by surprise,
arms heard saw shot sort
I saw his arms go up. I heard him holler, 'No,' and then she shot him. He said, 'Oh,' and he sort of falls.
anybody deep depth good league positions
We're deep there, especially at the 2-3 spot. We're as good as anybody in the league at those positions because we have a lot of depth there.
aware obviously ongoing
really not a distraction. We're obviously aware of the situation, and it's an ongoing process.
ability brings physical score three
I think Jamaal brings three things to the table. He brings us a rebounding presence, which we need; he has a physical presence, which we need, and he has the ability to score down on the blocks, which we need.
along expecting market
I think many market participants had been expecting an announcement along these lines.
decision guys money next trying veteran
There are some veteran guys out there, and right now everyone's trying to get more money. We should have a decision next week.
basketball guys knowledge mentally talk tough
I talk about his basketball knowledge and his competitiveness all the time. A lot of guys don't know how mentally tough he is.
address concrete forward plate proposals step whoever
Whoever can step up to the plate first and own this issue, and come forward with concrete proposals to address it, they'll have an advantage.
half knew second starting week
Starting off the second half of the season, we knew that this was going to be a big week for us and now we're 0-2.