75 Quotes by Jerry Colangelo

When it came time to make the decision of who would be sitting right next to me, it was obvious, ... This is going to be a three-year commitment and I will talk one-on-one with every player before any invitations are extended.

When it came time to make the decision ... it was obvious.

When it came right down to it, I had to make a choice. This was the individual, it was the guy, right time, right place. It was the guy I wanted alongside of me to go forward.

We would very much like to have Greg participate in our camp. There is a meeting that will take place at the Final Four with Greg, his family and the coaching staff at Ohio State. We'd love to have him involved. He has a chance to be a big-time player.

Would we be flexible with him as far as the pregnancy, absolutely. We just need to talk and work out the circumstances.

We want to quicken the game. We think these changes are the best way of doing it.

We needed a fresh, new start. That's not demeaning anyone else, I just felt Mike was the right man at this time.

So I visited with him about a half-hour ago to confirm that everything's OK and absolutely it is. He said 'Well, what should I tell the media?' and I said 'Tell them you're in, because that's what I'm going to tell them.

Shaq and I have a good relationship. I said (to him) the door's open. There's always a spot.