Rick Sund
Rick Sund
Rick Sundis an NBA executive who is the former GM of the Atlanta Hawks, replacing Billy Knight in 2008...
belief knew selling
We knew we were the first. It was a selling point. We also wanted him to feel the belief we had in him.
chris excited guys looking types
We like a lot of things that Chris can do. And we are excited to have him. He's only 23 years old and he can run. Those are the types of guys we are looking for.
decided fit good happy player return shoot three
We're happy Vladimir has decided to return to the Sonics. He's a multi-positional player who can shoot the three and he's a good fit with our team.
complement defense existing knowledge skills
His knowledge of defense will complement the skills of our existing staff.
developing nice since took
In my view, he's been developing since he took over. He's done a nice job.
leadership nice taking
He's taking on a real nice leadership role,
ability along given middle physical presence three
In his three years with the Sonics, Vitaly has given us a tough, physical presence in the middle along with the ability to score.
agreed catalyst change needed performance serve timing
He and I agreed that a change needed to be made to serve as a catalyst for elevating the performance of our team, and the timing is right for us today.
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.
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.
amount good graduated league money office severe
It's good that it's a graduated thing. With the amount of money that it used to be, those in the league office didn't think that $500 was severe enough.
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.
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.