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Marcus Banks had three years here, to play, and he had three coaches (Jim O'Brien, John Carroll, Doc Rivers) that read more
Marcus Banks had three years here, to play, and he had three coaches (Jim O'Brien, John Carroll, Doc Rivers) that weren't real excited about him. I think Marcus is a good player, but I don't think (there was) impatience, certainly not like a Joe Johnson or Chauncey Billups situation, you know, rookie players that were very high (draft) picks.
I think that Doc is a guy that can be with the same group for a long time because I read more
I think that Doc is a guy that can be with the same group for a long time because I feel that the young players today need a tough-minded coach. They need to practice. They need to watch film. I think that he's going to be better next year than this year.
I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade read more
I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade that would get us better rarely comes along. They're very difficult to find. Good trades are very difficult in our league and don't happen very often.
He'll be with us when training camp opens.
He'll be with us when training camp opens.
We're going to wait [to decide on team discipline]. And that's an internal matter we'll never discuss.
We're going to wait [to decide on team discipline]. And that's an internal matter we'll never discuss.
I have no plans to trade Paul Pierce.
I have no plans to trade Paul Pierce.
Things like that don't bother me. Just one week ago, Paul said he wanted to play his whole career in read more
Things like that don't bother me. Just one week ago, Paul said he wanted to play his whole career in one uniform. It's important for us to keep all our players in the right frame of mind, and it would be great if everyone felt good about everything for the whole year. But that's not the way the NBA season works. All I know is I talk to Paul and he tells me he wants to keep together and get better.
I think we can be more efficient in some ways, especially offensively. Wally is such an efficient player, he scores read more
I think we can be more efficient in some ways, especially offensively. Wally is such an efficient player, he scores with fewer shots.
With the NBA scheduling, a lot of times it puts the onus on teams traveling. You play Utah one night read more
With the NBA scheduling, a lot of times it puts the onus on teams traveling. You play Utah one night and a team like Phoenix is resting and waiting for you the next night. That's tough. So you run into some circumstances like that more, it seems, on the road than you do at home.
He can play defense at that position, and he can score. He is a playground legend in Chicago.
He can play defense at that position, and he can score. He is a playground legend in Chicago.
