Mitch Kupchak
Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell Kupchakis an American former basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1954
training week
If he could play, he would play. Here it is, the first week of training camp, and he can't play.
hired hope time
He said the same thing the first time we hired him. I hope the same thing unfolds.
complement decision keeping mind player start talent trading wins
You start trading off. Keeping in the back of your mind that talent wins games, you make a decision on a player that doesn't complement a player you have, but he's talented.
bulk
Between the two of them, they're going to play the bulk of the minutes,
bottom camp line predict training week
I don't think you can predict that a guy's going to go down a week before training camp and have back surgery. The bottom line is that he can't play.
ability addition gives good jackson jim multiple nba player savvy solid veteran
Jim Jackson has been a solid player for many years in the NBA and we feel he'll be a good addition to our team. Being such a young team, he gives us veteran savvy as well as the ability to play multiple positions.
determined league teams
How teams are going to use that league will not be determined this year.
defensive help leadership point reason run successful
From a leadership point of view, a defensive point of view, and being able to offensively run what we do here, there's no reason why he can't be very successful and help us right away.
healthy liked summer
We do want him on our team. We liked him during the summer when he was healthy. So if he's healthy today, why wouldn't we like him today?
contend five four position wait window
We don't want to wait four or five years to put (Bryant) in position to contend again. There is a little window there.
pleased welcome
We are pleased to welcome Kareem back to the organisation.
pleased welcome
We are pleased to welcome Kareem back to the organization.
best centers court develop forward help men player pleased remarkable skills successful takes talent truly tutor welcome
We are pleased to welcome Kareem back to the organization. ... Kareem was one of the best centers to ever play the game. His skills and talent on the court were truly remarkable and we look forward to having Kareem help our big men develop these skills and tutor them on what it takes to be a successful player in this league.
best centers court develop forward help men player pleased remarkable skills successful takes talent truly tutor welcome
We are pleased to welcome Kareem back to the organization. Kareem was one of the best centers to ever play the game. His skills and talent on the court were truly remarkable and we look forward to having Kareem help our big men develop these skills and tutor them on what it takes to be a successful player in this league.