07-04-2007, 09:39 AM
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Flynn FTW.
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Michigan
Age: 22
Posts: 7,557
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Re: Jason Richardson finally speaks
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At first, he did not want to go to Charlotte. Seriously. After getting a taste of winning last season, he wanted to go to a contender. Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, San Antonio, Cleveland -- any playoff team that needed a shooting guard. I don't think Charlotte is that bad. They regularly have one of the worst records in the East, which is pretty bad. But they aren't that far off. They have some nice young pieces. Richardson's one gripe is that he didn't want to start over and try to take a young team into the playoffs. He wanted to help a veteran team get go deeper into the playoffs. But the one saving grace to him, he said, was that he has some guys whose going to play with him. One of Richardson's problems in the past was that some of his teammates didn't play hard. He doesn't expect to have that problem in Charlotte. "I play hard just like the rest of them on both ends of the floor. My thing is do whatever it takes to get this team to the playoffs. This team is just a piece away. It can happen fast. They were only five games outside of the playoffs. They’re young, but they have some guys who can play. All they need is some leadership and experience. I hope I can bring both."
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