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January 10, 2005
Geoff Petrie Radio Interview
Geoff Petrie spoke with Grant Napear and Mike Lamb of KHTK Sports 1140, the flagship station of the Kings, regarding Monday's trade in which Doug Christie was traded to Orlando for Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley. Here's the transcript:
Geoff: “First of all, both Doug and Cuttino are proven NBA players. I think Cuttino is a terrific offensive player that can score the ball exceptionally well and is a terrific long-range shooter who can get to the basket and finish. He has been a starter almost his entire career—not quite as big as Doug but very athletic. In Doug were giving up a proven performer who we’ve all had a great relationship with here and he’s been part of some of the most exciting times the franchise has had. Going forward, for our team a chance to get a player like Cuttino who can really score the ball and break people down offensively, it’s something we decided to do. It’s not a knock on Doug, we all love the guy around here for what he’s done. It was just a chance to get better.”
“Doug is still very athletic and is still one of the most versatile players in the league in terms of all the things he does. What it boils down to is that they are two different players and hopefully Cuttino will come in and give us an injection of something different.”
<li>Grant and Mike: Did the recent good play of Maurice Evans play a factor in the trade?
Geoff: “I can’t say that it was a huge factor, and Maurice has played exceptionally well since he’s been getting regular minutes, but it’s still a short-term performance on his part. He also gives every indication that there’s no reason why that should change going forward. Really the major part of the decision was that were swapping starting two guards, not so much that someone else on our team started to play well in the short term. We lose some size, but we don’t lose a lot of athleticism. With Grant Hill and Hedo (Turkoglu), I think Doug will go down and fit in just fine, and I think it will be the same with Mobley here.”
Grant and Mike: Why make a change to improve offensively when the improvement seems to be needed defensively? Did Doug’s age play a factor?
Geoff: “I don’t think one wing player is going to change our defense too much one way or the other. Mobley is a more than adequate defender and he gives us some other facets offensively with his range, his ability to break people down, finish at the basket, get to the basket, he’s a great free throw shooter in an area that I’ll agree we’re already pretty good at. There isn’t one single thing that you could do to our team that’s going to turn it into a major defensive fortress. We’re looking at another exciting player and I think people will enjoy watching him play.”
Grant and Mike: Why make a change to improve offensively when the improvement seems to be needed defensively? Did Doug’s age play a factor?
Geoff: “I don’t think one wing player is going to change our defense too much one way or the other. Mobley is a more than adequate defender and he gives us some other facets offensively with his range, his ability to break people down, finish at the basket, get to the basket, he’s a great free throw shooter in an area that I’ll agree we’re already pretty good at. There isn’t one single thing that you could do to our team that’s going to turn it into a major defensive fortress. We’re looking at another exciting player and I think people will enjoy watching him play.”
“Doug has a lot of basketball left. He takes great care of himself, you have no off the court worries with Doug, and he’s still a very athletic player overall.”
Grant and Mike: Does the success of other Western teams such as Phoenix play a deciding role in the trade?
Geoff: “ “You’re always looking at the teams you are competing against. One of the things I’ve said for the last four or five years that nobody paid much attention to when everyone was focused on the Lakers was that you’ve got to worry about other teams getting better too. What you’ve seen now through accommodation of good draft picks and a decent trade or two along the way, other teams have gotten better. Right now you have Seattle and Phoenix basically playing without a real center, playing a very open style of game and having a lot of success with it, much like we have had for the last four or five years.”
“I know this, that one thing that doesn’t change too much is a team’s ability to make shots. If you have good shooters, they always have to be guarded. I think you’re seeing in the NBA more and more is the importance of shooting and three-point shooting in particular and how many games turn on three-point shooting.”
January 10, 2005
Geoff Petrie Radio Interview
Geoff Petrie spoke with Grant Napear and Mike Lamb of KHTK Sports 1140, the flagship station of the Kings, regarding Monday's trade in which Doug Christie was traded to Orlando for Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley. Here's the transcript:
“Doug is still very athletic and is still one of the most versatile players in the league in terms of all the things he does. What it boils down to is that they are two different players and hopefully Cuttino will come in and give us an injection of something different.”
<li>Grant and Mike: Did the recent good play of Maurice Evans play a factor in the trade?
Geoff: “I can’t say that it was a huge factor, and Maurice has played exceptionally well since he’s been getting regular minutes, but it’s still a short-term performance on his part. He also gives every indication that there’s no reason why that should change going forward. Really the major part of the decision was that were swapping starting two guards, not so much that someone else on our team started to play well in the short term. We lose some size, but we don’t lose a lot of athleticism. With Grant Hill and Hedo (Turkoglu), I think Doug will go down and fit in just fine, and I think it will be the same with Mobley here.”
Grant and Mike: Why make a change to improve offensively when the improvement seems to be needed defensively? Did Doug’s age play a factor?
Geoff: “I don’t think one wing player is going to change our defense too much one way or the other. Mobley is a more than adequate defender and he gives us some other facets offensively with his range, his ability to break people down, finish at the basket, get to the basket, he’s a great free throw shooter in an area that I’ll agree we’re already pretty good at. There isn’t one single thing that you could do to our team that’s going to turn it into a major defensive fortress. We’re looking at another exciting player and I think people will enjoy watching him play.”
Grant and Mike: Why make a change to improve offensively when the improvement seems to be needed defensively? Did Doug’s age play a factor?
Geoff: “I don’t think one wing player is going to change our defense too much one way or the other. Mobley is a more than adequate defender and he gives us some other facets offensively with his range, his ability to break people down, finish at the basket, get to the basket, he’s a great free throw shooter in an area that I’ll agree we’re already pretty good at. There isn’t one single thing that you could do to our team that’s going to turn it into a major defensive fortress. We’re looking at another exciting player and I think people will enjoy watching him play.”
“Doug has a lot of basketball left. He takes great care of himself, you have no off the court worries with Doug, and he’s still a very athletic player overall.”
Grant and Mike: Does the success of other Western teams such as Phoenix play a deciding role in the trade?
Geoff: “ “You’re always looking at the teams you are competing against. One of the things I’ve said for the last four or five years that nobody paid much attention to when everyone was focused on the Lakers was that you’ve got to worry about other teams getting better too. What you’ve seen now through accommodation of good draft picks and a decent trade or two along the way, other teams have gotten better. Right now you have Seattle and Phoenix basically playing without a real center, playing a very open style of game and having a lot of success with it, much like we have had for the last four or five years.”
“I know this, that one thing that doesn’t change too much is a team’s ability to make shots. If you have good shooters, they always have to be guarded. I think you’re seeing in the NBA more and more is the importance of shooting and three-point shooting in particular and how many games turn on three-point shooting.”
