For Jerry Colangelo, who hasn’t signed off on Phoenix and retired someplace else. He’s still our biggest booster and proved it by getting USA Basketball to move its headquarters here.
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This is a testament to a system Mr. [Jerry] Colangelo put in place ... Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish, being arrogant, being individuals. What you saw today was a team bonding together, facing adversity and coming out of here with a big win.
We sent a very good and well-coached team that played as a team and they won ... They treated the world to a terrific exhibition of basketball. Jerry Colangelo and Coach K together did an exceptional job of preparing our team on and off the court.
Were not afraid to get on someone if someones not playing defense ... When you look at all the other teams that have been together for so long, they can talk to each other. ... The (Jerry) Colangelo play eliminated the second-guessing of when to get on each other. That only makes us better.
I was sitting next to Jerry [Colangelo] and said, 'You know, we've waited three years to get off this plane and do this
I have talked to Jerry Colangelo and I think they're announcing that on Monday ... I'm not supposed to say anything, but I talked to Jerry and I'm looking forward to participating. I think everybody who is participating has gotten a phone call in the last couple of days from Jerry Colangelo. I think it is pretty much set.
After they got back from Vegas, I talked to Coach K (Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski, who also was Boozer's coach at Duke University) about it, and I talked to Jerry (Colangelo) about it, and they wanted to add me to the team ... I told them I'd love to be on it. I planned on going this past summer, but with my situation with my son I couldn't make it.