Rick Sund Center Quotations

One of our concerns has been, and probably always will be - unless you have a (Tim) Duncan or a Shaq (O'Neal) - having enough depth at the center position with enough flexibility so you can match up with all the different teams, because teams give you different looks, ... That was a strength last year, and it will be another strength for us this year. We have the strength with Vitaly, versatility and talent with a guy like Nick Collison, a low-post game. You have some length now and running ability in Mikki and some youth in Petro and Robert and some toughness and bulk in Danny.

We're pleased to have Mikki in a Sonics uniform. Mikki's length and his ability to run the floor complements the Sonics' style of play and gives us added depth at both the center and forward positions.

Were pleased to have Mikki in a Sonics uniform, ... Mikki's length and his ability to run the floor complements the Sonics style of play and gives us added depth at both the center and forward positions.

We basically, like most teams in this league, do center by committee. We needed another committee member.

We basically, like most teams in this league, do center by committee, ... We needed to get another committee member. We've got a couple of young guys in (Robert) Swift and (Johan) Petro with Vitaly and now Mikki. Mikki's 7-foot and a little different player than Jerome, but their stats are virtually the same. Mikki runs the floor a little better, Jerome gives a little more bulk.