haven't had the opportunity in the league yet...then have guys who have been in the league for a second, but have seemingly reached their ceiling... We had guys like Wes....Xavier...Hill....Davis...Ellington...they was cool..but they pretty much are who they are....you not going to build ground up with those kind of guys..

Now with Clarkson, Russell, Randle, Nance, Brown, Black, Upshaw...now you got minutes for young players who are fresh...and hungry to show what they can do.

You build your team with other teams flame outs...a hopelessness is always going to be under the surface with your team. There's no upside..these guys are who they are.


Now you got a young core...you have some vets like Bass, Lou, Hibbard, Swag, who have actually contributed in the league during times... Whatever Kobe can give you ..you know how he gets down..

I'm just excited to see a nice young core of players...