Otis Smith Quotes

We're still evaluating, still using the phones and we have seven days to see what's out there and what we can do. Right now we have the team on the floor and we'll make evaluations as we go. - Otis Smith

We're moving forward with him as our point guard. We traded for him to be our point guard, to be our leader and that really hasn't changed. We really haven't reached that point yet to where trading Steve Francis. - Otis Smith

We're getting real close to having the team on the floor that we envisioned at the beginning of the season. Hopefully, soon, we'll have everyone healthy. - Otis Smith

We'll miss Steve in a lot of ways. We'll miss the passion he brought for the game, we'll miss the energy he brought for the game, but I think we'll be better off in the future. - Otis Smith

We'll give Dwight the ball where he needs the ball -- on the move, in action where he's not seeing triple and double teams. - Otis Smith

We will have a conversation with Penny Hardaway, but Penny Hardaway will never put on an Orlando Magic uniform. - Otis Smith

We thought about Crawford and we liked him a lot, but it came down to is he going to make us three, four or five games better? Or do you want to just go get the people who will fit what you want to do as opposed to trading for another contract? We decided to go for the player we wanted rather than just the one who fit the dollars of the trade. - Otis Smith

We now consider the matter closed and look forward to Steve's return to practice tomorrow. - Otis Smith

We have to stop talking about the playoffs. The playoffs is a means to an end, with the end being a championship. But you've got to get to the playoffs in order to get that far, so I do understand that part of it. - Otis Smith

We have glimpses of four games where we play decent basketball. And then we have four games where we look like a different team. - Otis Smith

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