63 Quotes by Otis Smith

Steve is still a good player in this league. Whether he goes from good to great is going to be on Steve.

It doesn't have legs. We're not looking for an opportunity to move Steve Francis.

I still fully expect him to be here on the 24th, but that's just the way I think. It's something that is going to go down to the 25th hour. We've still got time.

I think he needs a chance. He's a very skilled 7-foot basketball player that can shoot the ball from the elbow, top-of-the-key area, 15-17 foot range. I think he just needed a change to show what he can do.

I still think we need a physical presence inside. We've got length, but not enough girth inside. We need some bodies there. You can argue whether or not we need another shooter, somebody who can knock down consistent shots coming off screens. Those are the areas of concern.

I thought it was a good-faith effort on our part to show them they're part of our future. It's one thing to say it and another thing to show it.

We've talked with them, but we've talked to a lot of teams. I still like the team that we've assembled, but we just haven't been able to see it together because of injuries. So we're having to look at some different things. You can't just be stagnant. Like they say, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.

We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice tomorrow.

We now consider the matter closed, and look forward to Steve's return.