59 Quotes by Rod Thorn

We are pleased to bring Cliff back. He is a seasoned player who defends well in the low post and can also step outside to make a three-point shot.

We are pleased to add a veteran of Shareef's caliber to our roster. He is a proven low-post presence who will enhance our frontcourt rotation and add needed depth to our team.

We're in a real fight here. We need to pick it up and play at a much higher level that we've been playing lately.

We were anticipating adding Shareef to our roster. However, during the course of his normal physical examination, some questions arose that gave us cause for concern. After consulting with several noted specialists, we feel that rescinding the trade is our best course of action. We will now look in other directions for ways to improve our team for the upcoming season.

We've started looking at other options because players that we may have an interest in are either signing every day or they are about to sign.

Obviously, we had a list of guys and he was at the top of our list. When we made the deal, we were very happy with it. It ended where it ended. We had a lot of discussions to the possibility of amending the deal, but we weren't able to come to any mutual agreement.

I don't have any indication one way or the other right now, but I assume that he will join the team, ... As far as I'm concerned, he's property of the Nets. Obviously, he has the prerogative of retiring, but we're going to have a conversation with him and see what transpires. I don't think he wants to retire.

Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round.

From where I'm sitting, I don't see him getting traded.