Rod Thorn
Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thornis an American basketball executive and a former player and coach...
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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.
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We were anticipating adding Shareef to our roster. However, during the course of his normal physical examination, some questions arose that gave us cause for concern. After consulting with several noted specialists, we feel that rescinding the trade is our best course of action. We will now look in other directions for ways to improve our team for the upcoming season.
From where I'm sitting, I don't see him getting traded.
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Unless we get very fortunate, ... we are not going to be a championship contender.
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He had a knee operation when he was in high school. He's never missed a game with the knee problem in the N.B.A.; never missed a practice or game. The only thing he's ever missed any games for in the N.B.A. was for an elbow operation.
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Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round.
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I don't have any indication one way or the other right now, but I assume that he will join the team, ... As far as I'm concerned, he's property of the Nets. Obviously, he has the prerogative of retiring, but we're going to have a conversation with him and see what transpires. I don't think he wants to retire.
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He's a good shooter, he's a force down low and draws a lot of fouls. We feel he's a player who can play in our rotation and help us.
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He's a good athlete who has had some moments in the league. We're hopeful he can give us some help on our bench.
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He was a big piece to our puzzle and a quality player. So if it works out that we don't complete the trade, then we've lost a quality player.
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You have two guys who, when you put them on the low post, both demand a double team and they pass the ball, which means you can get good open shots with no one contesting. And when they don't do that, both of them draw a lot of fouls. We should be able to get to the foul line a lot.
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You have to have somebody to deal with, and it took a long time to make a deal with Portland. In this case, the time frame would be much shorter.
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There is always a risk and a reward, and we felt the reward was worth the risk,
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We will get what we have to get. We're not going to trade those three guys.