05-24-2004, 10:32 AM
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Kwisatz Haderach
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Coatesville, PA
Age: 25
Posts: 24,293
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Pat Croce Q&A
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Q: Do you miss running the Sixers?
A: More importantly, I miss the interaction with the fans, and being the genie. It's really cool to put smiles on people's faces. I just get a chance to do it in a different way now. ... They were great memories, but the rear-view mirror in my life is very small. The front windshield is so big, and I'm going so fast.
Q: The Sixers aren't down as far as they were when you took over, but it's not a pretty picture. What happened?
A: It's a tough situation - long-term contracts, signing guys with character that's questionable, maybe draft picks that weren't the best.
Q: Are you still angry at Larry Brown? (Croce ripped him on WIP after Brown, at his introductory news conference in Detroit, said he never had total personnel control here).
A: No. I was ... But Larry is Larry. We did a charity function recently, and we had a big hug. I was mad because he said he didn't know his title. That's a reflection on me because I was the [leader] of that company. But I value his friendship, and I truly value his expertise. He did everything I asked him to do.
Q: Have you talked to Allen Iverson lately?
A: I saw him once [this season]. A Bentley came by, stopped, he got out and we gave each other a big hug.
Q: You were an authority figure he respected. But the controversies continue. Why?
A: He knows I care about him, like when I punished him. I think that sometimes he craves discipline. My wife and I used to talk about this: When everything's going smooth, he creates chaos, because he was brought up in chaos and he feels comfortable in it. So you've got to deal with it.
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