Rob Babcock
Rob Babcock
Rob Babcockis the former Vice President of Basketball Operations with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He is also the former general manager of the Toronto Raptors...
complain guys man staying strong
He's a real man who has a strong character. He's not one of those guys who will come in and complain that they aren't staying in a five-star hotel.
financial help worked
I can't go into any of the financial details, but some things were worked out that will help us,
certainly changed deal felt fit gives good guards healthy last point regards road signed year
We signed Rafer to a six-year deal last year without any really healthy point guards other than Milt Palacio. Things kind of changed over the summer. Rafer still would have been a good fit for our team, but we felt this was a better fit and certainly gives us more flexibility down the road in regards to the cap.
basketball certainly draft early gets money season
We certainly would like to have him back on our basketball team. But we have to take a look at everything when the season ends, that gets into money situations, roster spots, draft picks. We have to look at all the different things, so it's too early to tell anything.
agreeing anticipate close
We are very close to agreeing to something with Matt. I anticipate it getting done quickly.
kinds looked waited
We had to do something with our roster. We could have waited but we looked at all kinds of different possibilities, two-for-one (trades), things like that. We just couldn't come up with anything that worked.
exception integral last less team
We more or less have the same team back with the exception of Donyell Marshall, who was an integral part of our team last year. We're replacing him with rookies.
course pulling
Of course I'm still pulling for (the Raptors).
clear force player team trade
No one is going to force me to make a trade. I've made it very clear the only way I would trade any player on our team is if it's a trade that makes us a better team.
afraid compete guards knowing likely point range
Other point guards in his range are not likely to want to come in here and compete with Rafer and Calderon, ... He wasn't afraid to come in here knowing what we had.
bad coach news teams
Even bad teams have optimism. The Bad News Bears' coach wouldn't even tell his team that.
eventually
First, we eventually are going to need that roster spot,
doubt exception growing integral last less team
There will be growing pains, no doubt about it. We more or less have the same team back with the exception of Donyell Marshall, who was an integral part of our team last year. We're replacing him with rookies.
doubt growing
There will be growing pains, no doubt about it,