Jazz Press Conference
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:00 am
(C-Prej slowly walks in, looks at half empty room and shakes head)
Welcome. I can tell we are not performing as well as many expect. We finally made the playoffs, but got swept in the first round. We were not happy we could not win at least one at home. Even though we were not able to get past the first round we did like how our team was playing. We feel that after a whole year to learn each other this team will be able to make a better push in the playoffs. We were able to bring back Steve Smith, a player that bring a vet presence to the team and makes us a contender. We were feeling good unto this point.
Our next step turned to our RFA PG Marbury. Initially we planned on making him a RFA but after calling him in and having a talk with him we decided not too. He was making very questionable decisions during the offseason that we were not sure we wanted him on our team anymore.
When we told him he threw the biggest hissy fit I seen a professional athlete make. He stormed out the gym and speed off. We kept in touch over the phone until FA started and told him that if he cleaned up his act we would possibly make a bid on him to be part of the team again. He surprised us by showing up at the gym with and apology for all his actions.
After re signing him we started to get back to work. We noticed his actions had consequences on his performance but we are still happy to have him on our team and think he will bounce back.
The res of FA was quite for us. We were able to try to get a few big name FA but nobody signed. We were able to Pick up a few vets to come off the bench to complete our team. We are hoping for a better season and higher seed in playoffs. With that we will open the floor for questions.
Welcome. I can tell we are not performing as well as many expect. We finally made the playoffs, but got swept in the first round. We were not happy we could not win at least one at home. Even though we were not able to get past the first round we did like how our team was playing. We feel that after a whole year to learn each other this team will be able to make a better push in the playoffs. We were able to bring back Steve Smith, a player that bring a vet presence to the team and makes us a contender. We were feeling good unto this point.
Our next step turned to our RFA PG Marbury. Initially we planned on making him a RFA but after calling him in and having a talk with him we decided not too. He was making very questionable decisions during the offseason that we were not sure we wanted him on our team anymore.
When we told him he threw the biggest hissy fit I seen a professional athlete make. He stormed out the gym and speed off. We kept in touch over the phone until FA started and told him that if he cleaned up his act we would possibly make a bid on him to be part of the team again. He surprised us by showing up at the gym with and apology for all his actions.
After re signing him we started to get back to work. We noticed his actions had consequences on his performance but we are still happy to have him on our team and think he will bounce back.
The res of FA was quite for us. We were able to try to get a few big name FA but nobody signed. We were able to Pick up a few vets to come off the bench to complete our team. We are hoping for a better season and higher seed in playoffs. With that we will open the floor for questions.