Ernie Grunfeld Quotations

We felt like this would be very beneficial to him to get into real game-type of shape.

Since we upgraded our backcourt situation the way we have, he didn't think he has an opportunity here. He preferred being in another situation.

Since we upgraded our backcourt situation the way we have, he didn't think he had an opportunity here. He preferred being in another situation.

He won't be a participant in training camp. He'll start doing his rehab and we'll see how all that goes, and that will determine how quickly we can have him back in action.

He is doing very well, and we are very encouraged by his progress,

We made Larry a significant offer, but he elected to sign with another team. We wish him the best. We're moving forward and we're excited about the players we added to our team.

He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He'll learn from it.

I think the thing we're most excited about is that Andray has shown that he has a nice feel for the game. He's versatile and he's coachable so we're excited about working with him and helping him continue to improve.

Jarvis is a big part of our team and it is unfortunate that this injury hasn't healed properly. After reviewing Jarvis' progress, it was decided that the best course of action was to have the injury surgically repaired. We expect Jarvis to make a full recovery.

Kwame was the number one pick here and it probably didn't work out the way he would've liked or we would've liked, but we wish him the best, ... Sometimes a new beginning is good for everyone and we feel we have two very solid players for him.

Larry Hughes's agent informed us that Larry is not returning to Washington, ... He rejected our final offer which we regarded as very fair and very meaningful. We have a lot of outstanding players on this team including All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison, and we will add players that will continue to make us a very competitive ball club. Our goals remain the same which is to be a perennial playoff contender.

Our number one priority is to keep our own players, ... Larry Hughes's situation we want to deal with first, and then we have some other free agents we also want to deal with.

We have spoken to Andray and the doctors have informed us that he is in good condition and doing well.

We had him ranked as a first-round talent, ... We think he really has a good upside with the use of the NBDL. This makes it a better situation for all of us. We have a deep team and we're going to be able to bring him along slowly.

When you only have the 49th pick to deal with, you don't have much leverage, ... We had some conversations, but nothing really came close to getting into the first round.

Every case is a different case, ... We'll give him all the attention that we can. At the same time, he's going to have to put the effort in on his own.

The special ones, you keep a closer eye on. He was a very highly rated player and very unselfish. I used to tell him that one of the negatives people say about you is that you're too unselfish. That's a negative you'd like to have. He's very tough, very competitive.

I've always believed that player development is absolutely crucial to a franchise, ... You can do some things with trades and free agency but you have to develop your own players. I think you've seen some of our young guys really improve the last couple of seasons. What we've tried to create is a culture of hard work and commitment and we've put a premium on working with our young players.

Right now we're just focused on making sure he comes out of this okay, ... The good news is that it looks like he's going to recover from this . We'll worry about the basketball stuff later on.

Young players, a lack of depth, personnel changes, chemistry problems. I really don't know. It just has taken awhile for a lot of teams to come together.

It is unfortunate that Jarvis sustained this injury. I know he is very frustrated, and we share in Jarvis' disappointment.

It is very unfortunate that an injury like this occurred. Larry has been playing extremely well, but I am confident that his teammates will step up in his absence.

It's a very scary situation. We're just grateful he didn't get hurt worse than he was.

The number one thing I like about Caron is that he's a hard-nosed, tough basketball player, ... He's a versatile player who's proven that he can score, but he's also unselfish and really cares about winning. Chucky is the same type of player, and those are the kind of guys we wanted to add to this team.

Not necessarily about basketball, ... We talk about father-son stuff. We're a close family. Of course, there are times when we do talk about basketball. It's our life. We love the game.

At this time it is too early to determine a timetable for his return to action.

Calvin is a veteran player that adds depth to our frontcourt, ... He's experienced, he's been a part of winning programs in Seattle and in Dallas, and he's familiar with Washington.

He's still very young. He still has room for improvement.

He's a program builder. He's an outstanding basketball coach. He's a basketball junkie.

The games come on at 10:30 out here, ... I watch a lot of the games on TV, and if I can't get it on TV I listen to it on the internet.

The information that we have received is that Andray was a victim of a carjacking. We have spoken to Andray and the doctors have informed us that he is in good condition and is doing well.