Otis Smith
Otis Smith
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I think he needs a chance. He's a very skilled 7-foot basketball player that can shoot the ball from the elbow, top-of-the-key area, 15-17 foot range. I think he just needed a change to show what he can do.
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Dwight could have a shot at greatness. That's kind of always been the difference in the two.
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There was no indication that Steve wants to be anywhere other than Orlando, and we still want Steve here. Steve is still a vital part of our franchise. We need Steve to win basketball games.
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There's no need to panic, and this could actually make our team stronger in the long run. We have to look and see what's out there, but there's no need to get somebody who is going to take three to six weeks to catch up. We'll look at who's out there, but we're not going to do anything to hurt our team.
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Coach (Brian) Hill, Steve and I had a productive meeting today. We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice tomorrow.
closed coach consider forward matter meeting practice productive return steve
Coach Hill, Steve and I had a productive meeting today. We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice (Tuesday).
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If Steve would have stayed around until the end of the season, I think it would have been harder to get a deal done.
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The fans look at the game the way we have presented the game. That's just the way basketball is now and somehow we have to change it back.
asking time wrong
Hey, there is a first time for everything. But you're asking the wrong guy. That's a coach's decision.
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I don't even think our guys were playing specifically for the playoffs. They were playing this way because they were tired of losing. And they knew they were better than they were playing.
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I think we have learned that you want to be able to control your own destiny, and as you go through the season you have to realize that December, January and February are just as important as the games down the stretch.
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Getting him into the rotation for a team that was playing for a championship two years in a row, that was tough for them. We haven't seen him (play). So it gives us an opportunity to see what he can do.
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Jerry Reynolds was trying to dribble the clock out because he didn't know Scott was closing in on the record. But then Reynolds ended up scoring the goal to give Scott the record.
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Dwight has to commit to his teammates that he's going to be a better free-throw shooter. It's a little difficult when you go to a guy for 3 1/2 quarters and then, down the stretch, you can't because he's not making foul shots.