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Post by Conroy on May 13, 2014 15:09:40 GMT -6
GM Roy: Well here we are again, it feels like just last week we were here celebrating a title and now a new season is upon us. A lot has changed since the offseason and we will start by saying goodbye to key players Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter. They were instrumental in our title run and we wish them the best in Minnesota and New York respectively. Now we would like to welcome the new additions that we are very excited about. First off Tim Hardaway, Tim was All-NBA 2nd team last year, and had many suitors this year in FA and we are very excited to have him. Bimbo was an excellent starting PG for this team, but when a talent like Hardaway becomes available we felt we had to try to sign him regardless of need. Secondly we added Derrick Coleman, who is a perfect fit for us. He can start, he can come off the bench, he can back up Zo, he can do it all as a big man. We also added a couple of rookies in Donyell Marshall and Carlos Rogers, who will look to contribute to the second unit.
A lot of hype has already surrounded this team and we are doing our best to not let it affect our team. Toni came in and had a great camp and is poised to take over for Clyde. Alonzo continues to focus on defense and has made becoming DPOY a priority. Bimbo had a major injury in the finals and looked to be going down a bad path, but rebounded in camp and is going be a great 6th man. We hope to have much better injury luck this year, Alonzo missed some time during the regular season, and I think we all know what happened in the playoffs with out final active roster being short 4 starters by the end of game 6 in the finals. But we look forward to the challenge of defending the title. Any questions?
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Post by J2 on May 13, 2014 15:13:29 GMT -6
Yeah, I got a question: What arcane ritual did y'all go over to Salem and perform in order to get Tim & Derrick? Was Clyde a part of that sacrificial offering?
Congrats on the Championship, by the way.
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Post by Nick Malone 77 on May 13, 2014 15:22:19 GMT -6
Nick Melon; Charlotte Observer: With making it to the NBA finals the last two years in a row and getting better in the offseason, would you consider it a disappointment of a season if you didn't make it back there again and again and again?
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Post by WigNosy on May 13, 2014 15:59:23 GMT -6
Is there any truth to the rumor that the league has banned you with any contact from the 76ers organization due to repeated highway robberies of their assets?
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Post by Conroy on May 13, 2014 17:14:37 GMT -6
Yeah, I got a question: What arcane ritual did y'all go over to Salem and perform in order to get Tim & Derrick? Was Clyde a part of that sacrificial offering? Congrats on the Championship, by the way. GM Roy: In a way we did have to sacrifice Clyde to sign Tim and Derrick. We had planned all along to retain Clyde we had some preliminary discussions in a few sign and trades but with the core being in their prime or young we decided to target Tim and Derrick and offer Clyde a reasonable 3 year contract. He chose to make more money and return home to Minnesota were he was drafted in the creation draft and who has a fantastic young core and we certainly can't blame him for that. As for arcane rituals we'll leave that for those wizards in Washington Thanks for the question and kind words |
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Post by coltsguy510 on May 13, 2014 17:19:31 GMT -6
Did anything not pan out for you this offseason? Was it the perfect offseason for you?
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Post by Conroy on May 13, 2014 17:19:57 GMT -6
Nick Melon; Charlotte Observer: With making it to the NBA finals the last two years in a row and getting better in the offseason, would you consider it a disappointment of a season if you didn't make it back there again and again and again? The goal is to compete for a title but we have a lot of new pieces and we certainly hope to defend the crown but nothing is won in the offseason. We like the direction this team is headed in but there are a lot of great teams in this league and we know how difficult it is to get there. Anytime we aren't contending we'll be disappointed but we are focused on getting off to a good start and trying to get home court for the playoffs Thanks for the question |
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Post by Conroy on May 13, 2014 17:26:09 GMT -6
Is there any truth to the rumor that the league has banned you with any contact from the 76ers organization due to repeated highway robberies of their assets? GM Roy: it would be news to me if I was banned from contact with any fellow GMs. Now do I think I'll be getting Christmas cards from anyone in the 76ers organization (or anyone in the east for that matter) no. But we can only control what our organization does. Everything else is for you reporters and rumor lovers to enjoy. Thanks for the question |
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Post by Conroy on May 13, 2014 17:33:41 GMT -6
Did anything not pan out for you this offseason? Was it the perfect offseason for you? The offseason went very well we put ourselves in a situation where we could get very lucky and we got very lucky indeed. We were sad to see Clyde go and due to a contract snafu it hurts to see Terry Porter sign somewhere so cheap. But yes we could not have planned a better offseason. Thanks for the question |
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Post by Soundwave on May 13, 2014 22:07:01 GMT -6
Dirty Harry,
Do you still fell lucky punk? Do ya?
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Post by bowtothebill23 on May 13, 2014 23:10:15 GMT -6
Jack Markson from Golden Take. Who do you feel presents the biggest obstacle in your quest to repeat?
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Post by Conroy on May 14, 2014 7:31:23 GMT -6
Dirty Harry, Do you still fell lucky punk? Do ya? GM Roy: I stand by my statement I'd rather be lucky than good any day. |
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Post by Conroy on May 14, 2014 8:46:49 GMT -6
Jack Markson from Golden Take. Who do you feel presents the biggest obstacle in your quest to repeat? Well the West is definitely stacked, but we'll have to get through the East before we even start thinking about a Western Conference team. The Hawks are the Hawks, the Pistons have a ton of talent and seems to have built a roster to match up with our own, the Raptors have been unlucky, but have 2 future hall of famers, the Knicks and Heat have Robinson and Olajuwon. I've probably left out a few too, needless to say nothing will be handed to us, we just need to stay healthy and play our game. |
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Post by IamQuailman on May 14, 2014 12:32:08 GMT -6
AWARD 5 POINTS (TOWARDS MEDIA DAY POINTS)! THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!
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