63 Quotes by Otis Smith

We have to stop talking about the playoffs. The playoffs is a means to an end, with the end being a championship. But you've got to get to the playoffs in order to get that far, so I do understand that part of it.

We'll give Dwight the ball where he needs the ball -- on the move, in action where he's not seeing triple and double teams.

We'll miss Steve in a lot of ways. We'll miss the passion he brought for the game, we'll miss the energy he brought for the game, but I think we'll be better off in the future.

We have glimpses of four games where we play decent basketball. And then we have four games where we look like a different team.

We thought about Crawford and we liked him a lot, but it came down to is he going to make us three, four or five games better? Or do you want to just go get the people who will fit what you want to do as opposed to trading for another contract? We decided to go for the player we wanted rather than just the one who fit the dollars of the trade.

We've hit a lot of bumps in the road, mostly due to injuries and some due to guys not playing particularly well.

When we hired Brian, there were specific reasons -- like his attention to detail, his knowledge of the game, his ability to teach. And those are the same reasons we've turned it around. We've got the right guy.

We will have a conversation with Penny Hardaway, but Penny Hardaway will never put on an Orlando Magic uniform.

Unfortunately and fortunately, we're not that far out. We have to make hay, but there's still room for us to make the playoffs. Guys have to come together, get on the same page and understand that we haven't thrown in the towel.