Rod Thorn
Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thornis an American basketball executive and a former player and coach...
ended guys happy list mutual top
Obviously, we had a list of guys and he was at the top of our list. When we made the deal, we were very happy with it. It ended where it ended. We had a lot of discussions to the possibility of amending the deal, but we weren't able to come to any mutual agreement.
ability fit gives luxury player remain sign tax whoever
(The trade) gives us the ability to remain under the luxury tax and to sign a player ? whoever that player may be, if there is a player that would fit our needs.
anybody plans trade
Don't have any plans to trade him. I'd never say we wouldn't trade anybody but I don't have any plans to trade him. We have indicated (to other teams) that we probably are not going to trade him.
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.
changing dealt exact ownership parts period time transition
There was a transition period going on at the time. The new ownership was in place, but parts of it were changing at the exact time Kenyon had to be dealt with.
action best consulting course felt noted several trade
After consulting with several noted specialists, we felt that rescinding the trade is our best course of action.
came career continue contract couple frame good hopefully matter next nobody time
Something came up that nobody had any idea about. There is a time frame in which this will play out in the next couple of days. Shareef is a pro. He's a good guy. He's going to continue his career no matter what. Hopefully he'll have a long career. He's under contract (to the Nets). Hopefully that's the way it will stay, and he will play long time for us.
coach happy rid terrific
No, we're not getting rid of our coach. I think our coach does a terrific job. I'm very happy with our coach.
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.
far good nice run start
As far as we were concerned, we had a good season, with a real nice run at the end. But now, things start over.
either interest looking options players signing
We've started looking at other options because players that we may have an interest in are either signing every day or they are about to sign.
areas coach deep defensive good key obviously players schemes sure
Those are the areas we obviously have to play well if we want to get deep back in the playoffs. We've got to do it. We've got a very good defensive coach (Lawrence Frank). I'm sure our schemes will be fine, but we have to have players who will do it. And that's the key to our team.'
hope later
We hope he'll be back later this week, and hope that things go well. I know this: he's pretty excited.
harder load teams
Before, teams would load up on (Carter). Now it is much harder to do that.