you guys are forgetting to recap the best part of the interview. at the beginning, randy mcilvoy was saying "mike james is on a lot of NBA teams' lists this offseason" and then mike said "who?"...and then he and mcilvoy both said "MIKE JAMES!" classic
Recap: Feels good about the love he's getting as a FA Thinks people appreciate his hard work and this will make him work harder JVG visit-MJ likes the repect thing. JVG was the 1st to call after he was traded and the 1st to call (visit) yesterday. Says JVG's a good man-intense, just wants to win and goes about things a little different (outside the box) Liked Toronto-the people, the city. Said getting TJ Ford doesn't necessarily mean they won't want him back. Colangelo is trying to make the Raptors the Suns of the east. Said TJ would be good for that team and that their styles are different (ie TJ pass first) Rockets trade for Battier-he said do you want potential or being NBA proven. SB is a good defensive player and plays well off the ball.Thought he could play the same side as TMac (2 guard?) or could play the 4. Says TMac treated him great- "that's my boy." He's not concerned what other people think. He and his agent have not got a definite game plan yet. He's not been through FA before and is overwhelmed by the attention. Not concerned about the financial part until someone is serious (sort of contradictory here). Only has met with JVG of the Rockets, not heard from the other side (management). Likes the new NBA ball with the good grip (like the college ball he played at Duquense). Says he was top 5 in 3 pt % and no telling what he could do this year.
If I'm not mistaken, MJ didn't acknowledge whether he had an offer from Dallas or not. That was the question, but he didn't answer it at all really.
You're right Clutch. Randy mentioned that there were reports that the Mavs are interested in you. Can you confirm or deny it? MJ didn't answer, said the only thing he controls is his playing. And then mentioned he and his agent have not sat down and put a game plan together. Said the last several hours have been surreal to him. Makes him want to work harder.
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He also said that he has never experienced this before (I assume he means the high ionterest in free agency) and all that means is that he need to work harder so he is "in the gym every day". Clutch his right, he did not confirm Dallas. He said he is not thinking about that right now and his agent will tell him what the serious offers are and then he will decide. He kept calling Van Gundy "coach" as in "Coach is misunderstood and just wants to win" I know it is nothing big and nothing can be read from it, I just was waiting for him to say "we" when discussing the Rockets draft and trade as if he had already decided he would be here. I think he has, though, as long as the Rockets do don't insult him with their offers.
julio-r thanks for the cap and upload it seems like mike does want to be here hopefully the rockets can give him a good offer to make him come back. watching over some highlights from the 05 season james really had the motor and the fire that was sorely lacking this season injuries or not. with all the stuff said against him i do believe that his pros outweigh the cons
Awesome, dude...thanks. And thanks for adding the other Rockets stuff and not just the MJ stuff. On another note, I also liked hearing James give Battier some props. He seems to really like him as a player.
He referred to himself in the third person twice in this interview, as I recall. At least thats less then past years.
When he said, "I don't care about what people say in the uh um - what the rumors are. That's my boy." I thought he was about to say, "I don't care about what people say in the message board...." Is the bill on his hat extra big?
