“He looked fine, but a lot of teams seem concerned with risks nowadays — maybe because the investments in players have become so big. Maybe the Bulls want Eddy long-term, and maybe this is some kind of bargaining chip. Either way, DNA testing is taking things a little too far.”
“All that stuff takes time, but unfortunately for us, because expectations are so high we've got to come out the gate ready to play. So there's a lot of little things we've got figure out. But when in doubt, you just throw it to Shaq.”
“Gary can still play. He's going to be even more effective now that he has another guy in front of him. In Boston, he was called upon to be the Gary Payton of old.”
“[There are] certain areas that regardless of how long you've been together, we should be on point with. I think that's what Coach is frustrated with. We're too talented offensively to give ourselves 20 turnovers.”
“[When Jim O'Brien took over as Celtics coach, his three nicest suits were gifts from forward Antoine Walker .] He's too cheap to buy his own, ... Plus, he doesn't care about that stuff.”
