Rod Thorn
Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thornis an American basketball executive and a former player and coach...
bench good played starters
Our bench has played better, ... Our starters can play with anybody. But when our bench is going, we're a very good team.
work
It just wasn't working out here for him. In assessing it, I don't think it was going to work out for him here. That was part of it.
christmas until
He probably won't play until after Christmas. We want him to be 100 percent.
anybody beat four given proven seven
I think we have proven that we can beat anybody on any given night. Now, can we do it four out of seven times?
execute game lawrence nobody plans record terrific track works
Lawrence has a track record here. Nobody works harder. He has terrific game plans. We just need to execute our plans better and play better. Lawrence can't go out and play for guys.
asset bench court extra feeling game giving good job lawrence players teammates time
So much of this game is about confidence. It's about feeling good about your teammates and yourself. I think Lawrence does a good job of recognizing that. He started giving players extra time on the court even when things weren't going great. Our bench has become an asset to us.
history interest pointed teams
As he pointed out, there's a history of things with him - not just the fight. But I think there will be a lot of teams that will have an interest in him at some level.
excuses type
There are always extraneous things that come up every year, off-the-court things, on-the-court things, ... Those type things are more excuses than distractions.
achievement era far greatest individual kobe modern scoring wilt
Wilt scoring 100, to me, that's the greatest thing ever done as far as an individual achievement in the game. I don't think you ever take anything away from that. But what Kobe did in the modern day era is unbelievable to me.
prove
We never fined anybody. How do you prove it?
hope later
We hope he'll be back later this week, and hope that things go well. I know this: he's pretty excited.
add caliber depth enhance needed pleased presence proven rotation veteran
We are pleased to add a veteran of Shareef's caliber to our roster. He is a proven low-post presence who will enhance our frontcourt rotation and add needed depth to our team.
bring cliff defends low outside player pleased post step
We are pleased to bring Cliff back. He is a seasoned player who defends well in the low post and can also step outside to make a three-point shot.
fight higher level pick playing
We're in a real fight here. We need to pick it up and play at a much higher level that we've been playing lately.