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Here's a short summary of Pax's comments:
On trades
* Says that Lakers were never really interested in trading Kobe. Said that the Lakers ultimately had control of everything despite talk of Kobe asserting his muscle on things.
* Agrees that having a superstar is important but the deals are hard to make.
* Bulls were in the mix for Garnett and he thought they had a chance but it didn't work out. Alludes to problem of giving up too much for 1 guy.
* Dismisses talk of him being too in love with the team. Is not afraid to pull the trigger if he needs to.
On Skiles
* He talked to Skiles personally about his harsh comments about TT and said he was right to apologize.
* Hinted that his relationship with Skiles has been tested as the loosing has continued, but no indication that he could be fired anytime soon.
On players
* Guys have to step up and play at a consistent level every game
* North called Pax out about Hinrich and Wallace's poor play.
* Wallace's standard has to be double digit rebounds every game.
* Has no answer about Hinrich
* says TT needs to play with the effort he had in 2nd half against ATL every night.
On trades
* Says that Lakers were never really interested in trading Kobe. Said that the Lakers ultimately had control of everything despite talk of Kobe asserting his muscle on things.
* Agrees that having a superstar is important but the deals are hard to make.
* Bulls were in the mix for Garnett and he thought they had a chance but it didn't work out. Alludes to problem of giving up too much for 1 guy.
* Dismisses talk of him being too in love with the team. Is not afraid to pull the trigger if he needs to.
On Skiles
* He talked to Skiles personally about his harsh comments about TT and said he was right to apologize.
* Hinted that his relationship with Skiles has been tested as the loosing has continued, but no indication that he could be fired anytime soon.
On players
* Guys have to step up and play at a consistent level every game
* North called Pax out about Hinrich and Wallace's poor play.
* Wallace's standard has to be double digit rebounds every game.
* Has no answer about Hinrich
* says TT needs to play with the effort he had in 2nd half against ATL every night.