We held the team together for as long as possible and then sent all except the most critical personnel home.
I've been in a few tangles in my time. And a lot of them have been of my own making because of how I feel I need to protect the people I'm working with - that is the players.
Clearly, for an organization to move on, it is the job of the leader to be that sponge that takes the stress from inside and the outside.
I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.
If there wasn't any business and it was just strictly basketball, then there would be no issue, it would probably be done by now. But the team has to protect.
I'd like to think I'm always going to defend our players.
The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.
I don't want to do anything that puts my team members, my camera people or producers, in danger, so it's an ongoing dialogue on all the stories that we do.
It's a reality we have to understand. (O'Neal) has to be more diligent. We have to be more diligent protecting him. We need him in the game.
I may not drive in 100 runs a year, but I can prevent 100 runs from scoring against us.
Don't be the team that gets hurt.
