Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelois an American businessman and sports executive who currently serves as an advisor to the Philadelphia 76ers. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth20 November 1939
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We thought enough of him to give him a pass. By attending training camp, he'll still be a part of that team, and we're going to count on him big-time as we look forward to the Olympics.
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This whole concept of a Dream Team, that's over and done with, ... The theme going forward is more about respecting the world basketball community, and it's also about redemption. We have a lot to come back from.
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This is an excellent competitive opportunity and a critical piece of our team's pre-world championship training. We look forward to bringing the USA team to Seoul and we are excited to face experienced national teams from Korea and Lithuania.
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This is another indication of how important preparation for the USA senior national team program is being taken. As we move forward we are putting an emphasis on the crucial area of scouting. We anticipate having a very thorough scouting program. To have someone of Rudy's experience and accomplishments is awesome. It is somewhat going back to his roots.
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Would we be flexible with him as far as the pregnancy, absolutely. We just need to talk and work out the circumstances.
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When it came time to make the decision of who would be sitting right next to me, it was obvious, ... This is going to be a three-year commitment and I will talk one-on-one with every player before any invitations are extended.
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When it came time to make the decision ... it was obvious.
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When it came right down to it, I had to make a choice. This was the individual, it was the guy, right time, right place. It was the guy I wanted alongside of me to go forward.
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We would very much like to have Greg participate in our camp. There is a meeting that will take place at the Final Four with Greg, his family and the coaching staff at Ohio State. We'd love to have him involved. He has a chance to be a big-time player.
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Shaq and I have a good relationship. I said (to him) the door's open. There's always a spot.
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Mike is all about winning. He's the kind of guy I'd like getting into a foxhole with.
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Mike is all about winning, ... He's the kind of guy I'd like getting into a foxhole with.
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More or less, I think we have it. There is great interest on his part. His wife is having a baby and, if there's a player or two who might get a pass (for 2006), he would. . . . I like him. I feel that he has a great role for this team from 2006 through 2008.
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So I visited with him about a half-hour ago to confirm that everything's OK and absolutely it is. He said 'Well, what should I tell the media?' and I said 'Tell them you're in, because that's what I'm going to tell them.