Collective Quotes

[Daly sees a different outcome, saying under the old collective bargaining agreement even rebuilding teams lost players before they were ready to compete because they could no longer afford them.] You've got teams now that have to be broken up because of the financial reality of the situation... So the system they want to maintain does not foster team-building unless you're in a situation where you can afford to team-build. - Bill Daly

[At the start of the game] we played with a collective focus and energy. We talked about getting off to a good start, and, to our credit, we did. - Dave Leitao

(Yao) did all right, but it's not about individual performance in this league. It's team play and playing collectively. He's still trying to get back in game mode, and we know it will take a while before he's back at full strength. I thought overall, though, he did some good things, but he's still not at 100 percent. - Jeff Van Gundy

(We have to) decide what we're going to do in terms of applying the franchise tag, if such is the case, how much money we're going to have to spend. And all of that is really in suspended animation because of the lack of a collective bargaining agreement. - Bill Polian

(We find it) a good idea to avoid (individual) boat ownership and own it collectively. There's all new safety equipment (on the boats), a handheld GPS...everything needed to sail. - Ed Fazio

(Delphi) is one of the chief things that was holding GM up and causing fears of bankruptcy. On Broad and Wall there's a collective sigh of relief. - David Healy