Otis Smith
Otis Smith
beginning close envisioned floor team
We're getting real close to having the team on the floor that we envisioned at the beginning of the season. Hopefully, soon, we'll have everyone healthy.
course guys hurt
We've got more guys hurt than we've got guys healthy. So of course we're looking.
cumulative game handle happened night
It was more something that happened (Wednesday) night than a cumulative thing. It was something that happened during the game and afterward. We're going to handle it internally.
decided last minute possible
There was nothing that made a lot of sense to us. I decided at the last possible minute not to do it.
basketball gets head hears likes loved mindset steve stuff sure talked
I talked to Steve more about his basketball than his mindset and I'm sure he's uncomfortable right now. He likes to be loved and I know that. When he hears some of the stuff out there I know he gets his head down. But I just wanted him to know that we still love him.
deal ways
I don't have a deal at this time. It's still a ways away. It's 50-50 right now.
fourth free game priority quarter quarters somewhere spend throws top
His free throws have to be a top priority because you can't spend 31/2 quarters going into a guy, and then in the fourth quarter when the game is on the line, you're going somewhere else.
cautious grant himself hurting ok sure wanting
It's just Grant being Grant. He's cautious and wanting to make sure everything is OK and he's not hurting himself more.
pick season
Getting that pick this season was big for us. That was a requirement for us.
bumps due guys hit injuries mostly playing
We've hit a lot of bumps in the road, mostly due to injuries and some due to guys not playing particularly well.
dislike goes instinct killer kobe players smells special talented whether
Whether you like him or dislike him, Kobe is a special player. He has the killer instinct in him that a lot of the talented players don't have. When he smells blood, he goes for the jugular. That's a (Michael) Jordan-like quality.
forward leader moving point reached steve traded trading
We're moving forward with him as our point guard. We traded for him to be our point guard, to be our leader and that really hasn't changed. We really haven't reached that point yet to where trading Steve Francis.
talked team together
We've talked with them, but we've talked to a lot of teams. I still like the team that we've assembled, but we just haven't been able to see it together because of injuries. So we're having to look at some different things. You can't just be stagnant. Like they say, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
eventually kinds steps stop talking win
We've got to stop talking about just making the playoffs. These are the kinds of steps you have to go through to eventually win a championship. That's something we want to do someday, not just make the playoffs.