Sam Vincent, who coached the Charlotte Bobcats for one season, in 2007-08, caused a bit of a stir earlier this month when he called into question the work ethic of team owner Michael Jordan. Now, Vincent is backpedaling on those comments.
With the Bobcats in the midst of one of the worst seasons in NBA history, Vincent told the Washington Post more than a week ago, “The work he put in to be a great player and the work you put in to be a great executive, those are different things. That additional time you spend on jump shots, running, dunking, I don’t know if he puts in that same amount of time as an executive or if he even cares to.”
But Vincent now says his remarks were misconstrued.
“I’d like to set the record straight and admit I didn’t do the best job expressing myself,” Vincent told NBA.com. “I don’t know if there was an agenda regarding Michael, but I feel my answers were used out of context. Yes, there were times Michael was criticized for not being involved. ...
“(But) I love what Michael is doing and the patience he is showing in building what I think will be a winner. ... The route MJ is taking isn’t popular, but it’s the right thing. He had a team built around good, but not great players in Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace, and had a ceiling of just making the playoffs. That’s nice for an ongoing story during the season, but it’s dishonest with your fans.
"MJ is about winning and winning big. He’s been adding talented, young players through the draft and is in position to land a high level player in a good draft this season. He hasn’t been impatient and gone recklessly into free agency for a quick fix player and he has a nice management team in place now. He’s positioned himself well under the salary cap and players will want to play in Charlotte.”
Many in Charlotte are hopeful, but skeptical, that Vincent is right.
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