Many builders appear to be taking a more cautious attitude because of uncertainties in the economy and this post-Katrina environment, particularly with regard to sales expectations in the near term.

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!

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We just did not have the kind of traffic we would normally expect to have when the economy is booming along.

It's tough at his size. What he brings to the table is his attitude and his athleticism. He gets to the paint and he finishes.

He was one of those guys if he you have a whole team with guys like that attitude, you'd win every game.