I think he's the right guy at the right time. Sometimes you need a wake-up call. We've got ours.

Any time you deal a player, you would like him to go out of the conference. We're looking at the West, but if it's the East, that's how it's going to be. Whether we get a draft choice or a player, we're going to make sure it's the right deal. We've done enough to back Ronnie. We're in a position where we have to protect the franchise now.

I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

It comes down to a point in time where you put aside your differences and thoughts and do what's right for this district.