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Spoiler Daryl Morey, at the Sloan Kettering conference. Is that right? At the Sloan conference. Kettering would mean I have a bad disease. Oh I'm sorry. I'm a failure. Do you have a bad disease? Hopefully that's not the case. Tough game last night. Had a chance to win but overall, over last stretch of games since the roster has changed, what do you see as the difference? Roles are clarified. Kyle has taken ownership and got 4 running mates. Really hard to guard. Kyle has taken that responsibility. Courtney has given quality minutes off the bench. O is top 5. We need to be average on D and we'll battle this into the playoffs. As you look into the deals made at the deadline, did the fact that you were in the WC and the 2 big names that were traded were also in the West, did you have a hard time getting people to deal with you in being that you were in the same conference? Both were unique. Denver was reluctant to trade in the West. They were held up by bluff played there that he wouldnt sign with them. Utah frankly, the NJ package was hard to compete with. Are teams looking at future drafts a little bit more happily than this upcoming draft? Are picks that come outside the lottery that you've acquired and stockpiled being viewed at this point in time as real assets? I think the current deal allows you get moves done. Witnessed by Denver and Utah situation. Multiple firsts were included there. Sorta liken it to prison. Cash cant be big and when you have cash not being allowed or being limited in deals, you come up with alternate currency and thats what first round picks have become for the league. That sorta shows you got value for the players. Is it alright if we say you trade Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier for Hasheem Thabeet, Goran Dragic, and a couple cartons of cigarettes. That or I heard ???. I've never been in prison. I've been told there are alternate forms of currency. Among the acquisitions, Goran Dragic only likely guy to see playing time. He is under contract for next year. What do you see in his future for this team? We think he is solid, quality backup PG. Can shoot and attack, can pass. D is his weakness. He is taller though. Scrappy kid we had our eye on for a long time. I like his attitude. Talked to him after our home win when he didnt know any play at all. I said what did you do out there, he said "I do not know any play at all, so I just attack basket."(Morey in his best Dragic voice). He's a fun kid, you'll like him. Really strong competitor. The way the season has played out and depending on the lockout situation, are you kinda stuck with Hasheem Thabeet? You cant get a free look at him this year and by the time you have to tender him, you wont really get to work with him either. Is it guess work or do you already know what he is and it was whatever the means to get a first round draft pick. We'll get him to work somewhere so we get more evaluation. We'll obviously get individual workouts and his approach there, which has been positive thus far. We'll have info. Not a forgone conclusion that we just have to pick up his option. That is not a forgone conclusion. When you moved Battier, did you anticipate that T.Williams would get more minutes? I thought he might get an opportunity but that wasnt our focus. Wanted to see what any of the young guys could do. We dont get into the business w/ the coach. Terrence has been out there and hasnt played well. High turnovers, hasnt shot the ball well. Hard to ask the coach to force that out there on the floor. Hasnt been fair to Terrence but reality is coach is trying to win games and he'll go with whats playing well right now. Terrence will get his chance at some point if he continues to have a good attitude like he's had. At the same time, Chase Budinger has played really well for the most part since starting role but it's not like when he was given minutes off the bench, he earned more minutes when Battier was here. Is this a hot stretch for him or what have you seen since he has taken over into the starting role. I've seen a difference. Pairing him with Kyle, he has always been potent with Kyle. He's always running with him. Has also attacked the basket more and defensively has taken the role to fill the shoes of Shane. I've seen a difference. As pointed out, that's why we made the trade to play these young players. You get surprised either up or down. We've had some positive surprises with Chase, Courtney, Dragic played well. With Terrence, a lot of things arent fair in this league. Opportunities dont come in fair fashion. At some point, he'll get his shot and if he proves himself, he'll play. But right now. hard to ask coach to play him given how well the other guys are playing. What kind of stock do you put in the D in the 2 big road wins? Effort was high. We need to be more consistent so not ready to trust it. Effort was high though faded out understandibly with 4th game in 5 nights. Guys battled so I'm proud of that. What number do you have in mind? What win total gets you in? 44 we think. We got our work cut out. Gotta win 2-3 down the stretch here. We can do it but we gotta get it done. Indiana at home. Every home game against a team that is struggling is a must win from here on out. Appreciate you coming on. Thanks for having me on. Appreciate it.
