When Jim Rhome asked Rudy about this year's team, Rudy commented that with players like Steve Francis, K. Thomas, Cuttino Mobley, and the players we got in the Pippen trade we had a good nucleus. Now I know it doesn't mean much, but he mentions Thomas right after Francis, doesn't mention Anderson or Drew......... I love Kenny Thomas, so I am glad that Rudy thinks he is part of our future nucleus... just food for thought.......
Could someone recap this interview? Does anyone know where to view it? Did he say anything about Barkley? (Jim is a barkley basher) RECAP!!!!! PLEASE!!!! [This message has been edited by fromobile (edited February 29, 2000).]
Fromobile: Do you have cable? Rome is on Fox Sports Southwest. I may be able to tape it tonight, though - I will send it you if I get it. The best Rome-on-Rockets rant EVER was when Scott Skiles was being considered to replace Phil Jackson during the lockout. "Scott Skiles? What, you mean Scottie Brooks was not available? Matt Maloney could not relate to MJ? Brent Price could not agree to terms?" Genius. Oh, and by the way it is Chucky Brown's Birthday 2/29/00. CBrownFanClub www.chuckybrownfanclub.com
Sad CB you mention the birthday in a thread that include Matt, Brent and Scotty. So, chucky is like 9 years old...no wonder he's so spry.
When asked about Barkley, Rudy prefaced his answer with "I know you and Charles have had your differences..." to which Jim made some sort of sarcastic reply like "What do you mean?" Basically, Rudy said Charles was nothing but a positive for the team and that he never saw any problems between Charles and Scottie. He brought up the "breakfast club" workouts and other things they did together. He said he thought Scottie's comments may have been a ploy to get back together with Phil in LA because he wasn't comfortable in the Rockets' system. When asked about the comments Drexler made about Barkely on Jim's show, he basically said he wasn't going to comment on that. When asked about Barkley's possible return to the team at the end of the season to "leave the court on his own terms" instead of being carried off, Rudy said he would like for that to happen. I didn't catch the entire show, but that was the Barkley/Pippen comments in a nutshell.
