32 Quotes by Mike Barnett

We have a really good team. We're stronger than ever, a lot stronger than we were last year. We're playing the best we can and we're holding our own.

On the plane home, Wayne went to great lengths talking about how great a job Bird was doing, and about how the team was playing a style that reflected his own philosophy as a player,

From that day on, I haven't seen him as recharged and excited since he retired.

He was drinking, but we don't know if he was drunk.

This wasn't anything to with trying to prop up the franchise,

We're nowhere near where we need to be. We still have a lot of work to do.

What you look for in a captain is pretty obvious. You look for someone who's been with the organization for a period of time, who has the durability to be in your lineup each and every night, who has the skill level to back up their comments, ideally with ruggedness to step up and support his teammates. We looked at all those things, and clearly the decision was unanimous.

What you look for in a captain is pretty obvious, ... You look for someone who's been with the organization for a period of time, who has the durability to be in your lineup each and every night, who has the skill level to back up their comments, ideally with ruggedness to step up and support his teammates. We looked at all those things, and clearly the decision was unanimous.

He's already showing an amazing attention to detail. I went out and spent two days with him when he was making his final decision, and by the end of the second day as a I was leaving he showed me a copy of our schedule, and he'd already penciled in all the practice times and team flight times for the entire year.