15 Quotes by Geoff Petrie

I got to the office at 7 (a.m.). The phone rang at 7:30 and it was John and he said, 'Hey, we've got this thing going. Do you have any interest in getting in, getting involved in any of these players?' That's exactly what happened. Up to that point, I hadn't even talked to Portland, which is why you can't make absolute statements about these things.

We think he'll improve our team in areas where we wanted to get better and give us dimensions on the (low) block, ... He has not only been a high-caliber player, but also a high-caliber citizen.

He's here to work and give the best effort that he can give. You also get the sense he's not willing to concede anything, which is great for the attitude of our team and where we find ourselves at.

He was probably the most popular player in the NBA other than Michael Jordan,

Kevin is only in his second year, and Francisco's a rookie, but if we're going to get more athletic, and bigger and longer and those things, and develop some younger players, it's got to start sometime, ... We have a lot of confidence in those guys.

That's the kind of story that's yet to be written. All we can say is what we've done to this point. And Ron has helped us reclaim a season that was headed for oblivion.

We don't have any rights of any kind. It's unlikely that we would do it anyway at this point with the way our roster is.

We wanted to bring a fourth point guard in, and it looks like he'll be with us.

It was clear where we were going. Our prospects were not very good. You don't know what's going to happen, my crystal ball is not that clear. He's helped rescue a season headed into oblivion.