Rick Sund
Rick Sund
Rick Sundis an NBA executive who is the former GM of the Atlanta Hawks, replacing Billy Knight in 2008...
easy maybe seem team wants
It's never easy to make a deal, even those that seem the simplest. When you want to do it, another team maybe wants to wait. So there's much to consider.
area bob change coaching deal fact games hill known
I've known Bob for a long time, but he understands and I think he thought we were going to do better. I'm disappointed in this team. I am disappointed in the fact that a coaching change has been made, 30 games into the season. But we're very, very inconsistent and that's an area Bob Hill is going to have to deal with. We did what we thought was necessary.
agent behind check depth free gives guard happy
That's one more free agent we can check off for the year. I'm happy to get that behind us. It gives us some depth at the guard position.
control importance priority ray taken team terms
The importance of getting Ray done; that was our No. 1 priority in the offseason. He's really taken this team under his control in terms of leadership.
fun key knows love seeing watch
It's been fun to watch him mature. You love seeing that in your young players. Now he knows he's one of the key spokes in the wheel.
calling sure teams
It's going to be interesting to see what they're going to do, ... They have some flexibility. I'm sure a lot of teams will be calling them.
fit good player shoot
a multipositional player who can shoot the three, and he's a good fit with our team.
bob change felt losses surprising
We've had some surprising and disappointing losses and we've got to find wins. Bob tried. He really did. But I just felt like a change was necessary.
good guy heals hopefully last quarter starting tough year
We were so good last year being injury-free. Nick's starting to play pretty good, a really good first quarter (on Sunday). He's a tough guy and hopefully it heals and he will be back.
change happen imagine july might wait
We like him. We want him back. I've said we'll try to get something done, and now we'll have to wait and see how it goes. I can't imagine anything that might happen between now and July 1 to change that.
body certain comfort somebody type zone
We like that bulky type of center. It was important for us to get somebody with that type of body. And there is a certain comfort zone with Vitaly.
center committee couple floor gives guys needed player runs swift teams virtually
We basically, like most teams in this league, do center by committee, ... We needed to get another committee member. We've got a couple of young guys in (Robert) Swift and (Johan) Petro with Vitaly and now Mikki. Mikki's 7-foot and a little different player than Jerome, but their stats are virtually the same. Mikki runs the floor a little better, Jerome gives a little more bulk.
center committee needed teams
We basically, like most teams in this league, do center by committee. We needed another committee member.
absolutely players proven top
We're absolutely thrilled. He's a proven all-star and one of the top players in the NBA.