Dana Barros

Larry Johnson is their second actual be -- from big go and sell the director played a -- Dana Barros has graciously decided to join us this afternoon -- and they see you again things anatomy family and the vehement anytime anytime. First let me get your thoughts on on game one any surprises in this series and jump right out that you -- mean I've I've really felt like. You know we didn't really play extremely well but we are still live with two on defensively obviously control we -- to do so I'll look for tonight to even be better look I think we will little stagnant -- beginning of the game and the fans -- into it early and got out of a little bit but. I think tonight's -- different story. -- Going to be bleeping Japan's tonight because everybody condolences and play well used to win by over twenty points that's kind of scary. And also you got it meets August in his act like that troubled by the going to pull up memories hardly touched the ball the ladies get -- definitely -- have us. -- be really -- the -- night -- in not only because of that you know I mean the first game. A chemical also was what is -- with the Bibby issues -- the is on the off the vote why would he what I would do. Maybe low desperation low frustration is something because. Never really mean being being in Sacramento for balls what filed a six is -- no win situation he really not a position immediately to utley vessel. A little surprised actually below some private usually quiet.

Yeah and why you guards you know yeah that's why I think -- in his case that they he had to do it. They -- like I'm going to get some pressure off of those young guys. And -- you know the Ramon my back I've been there done that in him may be Smith -- because they beat if Josh Smith doesn't play -- depth. In this series and though they might as well close adored despite the -- that game where he was our toys should be anyway what are of course you Kevin Garnett. And they need him. To do something and the fans were really on him at all like that they was. Bibby says I'm going to take well for the team and then now -- Josh Smith maybe might be a little bit more at ease it you know want them.

But then I want to ask your -- your greatest Estes was your your great jump shoot. Player to jump shot player. Rondo got all of the intangibles -- great point god the one area people were saying as well he can't shoot. Is that something you can really work on in get that much better -- Well it doesn't matter reform or just he's just doing it to a premier confident with --

To me home in you know Jewish Uga I'll look at it -- standpoint you know I can take a ten year located in view on the correct form he'd -- right elbow strain of race. Right -- a little bit of a fly and noble all of this a little bit in -- when he when he doesn't really make their status is because of that little situation right -- definitely I think. You know when he gets his confidence and he's so unstoppable and it's in the paint was against apple of jumps up from twelve to fifteen fees legal BBs he's going to be tough -- that's. That's -- your job title and what that entails some very fascinated by. We'll direct a play development we have all every every director and each team those kind of something different and I'm not -- on court battles where guys -- particularly like Friday's is my assistant does that he's been doing that. Off for two years now one more book. A mentor hang around hang around when I see a guy not plane -- Aussie guys struggle and on the court you be trying to it is is tied -- in the -- early work a little bit. So or more now along the lines of that with the young guys that that's that's the product more fascinated Whitman I think most about averaged Meehan is these guys to make it me into dollars ego money in the world you know -- read about anything. That's not real pitcher was oh definitely I mean like like coffees to say more money more problems than when you're young guy come into league making that kind of money. You know probably if if family and friends out of biggest issue if you have and that's what people don't understand they --

'cause it you got causes -- yeah that was that is all -- I'll let him pick my -- oh no but how god help me about the laws that don't mean not to brought you know -- you -- at the -- no mean when you get to this situation -- full with two hated -- but yet the biggest thing I remember one time voice to speak a bit more. That was one of the big issues with the when he was down on the -- the fact he he would leave Koreans. It is it -- and Chris one round that ever buy it multiplies it -- and it. When he that is why he picked at the -- that is why he came to Baghdad. Do you like no no an elbow and when that happened at all to that which he wasn't. -- wasn't but I mean that is true statement now I want to going.

You know -- That you come out -- players struggling right now Tony Allen's been stroke and I think we all love Julia I think all these can be so valuable for this team because. Tony Allen is your best when no one defender how do you talk to him about you know it's not about gesture obvious as about what you'd -- as a as young guy that is leave myself I had I always want to make my Mark on office of it you know -- that's the toughest entity to young guys to be a role player on the fence because. Ought to GMs and coaches say. Well you know we need a great defender in all and is salute you become a great defendant to context obviously -- can't look -- you know obvious though it's a -- went to where it takes a special individual to be Baghdad and you have a -- you know all about if you. Far -- between guys like that so you need to I think Tony I think we have have to knock down a few jumpers you know to -- to really. Probably get dad that told -- was back in the game and hopefully -- happens early bullet. I would like them to shoot you know -- heat pump fakes and drives a lot when he has a fifteen foot I would -- his catch and shoot better not a couple of those down and really stop and makes it easier if you not one of the team now all. And and people extra tick in the boat bait right now because you're not mock -- it now why am I take the Paul the union you know anyway I just get a -- one of.

Questions about the player development -- really fast make a lot of people don't understand that when an Iverson you grow and a neighborhood in in a lot of cases of mom's not home dad's gone. You Euro with a gang and they become your family that -- these kids during these gang to become your family leave him with you all along. You grow up you finally hit peak park about the struggle of trying to cut yourself away from that moving on.

I know I know for me it was tough team from Boston plain and be seen in coming back of plans for the Celtics. You know when you -- to Tyson certain people and you become that all you too good for us and you have to be strong enough individual to deal with that you have to just say you know. The best we want to look at the situation possibly it is what. Again life is like saying no you have to be able to say okay -- Clinton touted these guys because of what the the circumstances -- over it crosses are from that in. It's as simple as that missile tough you know plain especially at home for me in and an artist basically had to discover what -- and India with the people that now dale.

Even back that need to look at it does this and at the bullet hole. In the look at guys use have a seat like a pac man Jones yeah I've got to -- round who hang around. An NBA it would clippers immediately Q and when I know operas in the league that was at you it wasn't like that but now. Some of especially when you have younger players boring brothers agree sisters they bring my -- like. Just like the clippers school that the Beverly -- on the Beverly healed up their icing on the truck embryonic -- trip bloods plant yeah yeah and we -- Beverly Hills that with -- all live together all of this stuff. But you have the that you found out what -- happens. You grow as the mania. What you grow -- to me and you stop doing what you did when you're low ball. When you're young young young you'd you'd just get out yet to get out those habits. As part of those because again at UC all of these policies which have been around these people all their lives. Mike nice to be one of a budget gap to hate on -- on an angle and you about it the very in the day. Those for those people were tortured -- but those people were pretty much leeches and did not stand up when they're only relieved you know bruised ego it made me.

My -- you think Indians and has now not there -- with Kenny and you know it's a it's a situation you know. The sad but again -- of -- has 770000 people other. You know he has seven kids to have when he played in his stuff when you beat side still have to try to maintain a certain like they don't it okay if you know. Talk about all these.

All of -- I'll let me get that good book -- and oh yeah about a lot you were talking about you reap what you went which you retire. I don't yeah. Route I don't think well you know like Napoli -- blow -- huge -- of -- of these yet eloquent neighbors now what do you. Is that with Bellamy mister Maxwell witnessed -- united -- that you need to like get another job. --

When a big baby Glen Davis for security what did you think you know how would you really stood with him as he's been probably the most pleasant surprise in the whole team receipts. Just like a super guy definitely he's wanted to talk humane guy that I go and shoot just kind of -- my body on let him banged me around you go to pain -- Because they've been a young guy coming now and -- for Louisiana and come all the way appear. And if he has he has some issues in the I just really think he's one of the nicest guys ever met and probably too nice in in certain situations. In Nam you know I've really think she's. From the second round pick when for asylum -- us awhile -- how to -- going to work out and in common practice -- Watson's footwork and everything that's why you know I mean I knew he was shorter than he was. Supposed to be on on not TV nicely on on the measurement split. I'm pleasantly surprised that the work ethic that he's learned your enemy he learned how to work hard and asked why he lost like day.

Don't you don't think they'll that has to do with Kevin Garnett does get -- and that is like his mental. Get -- that says. Big big we're going to do all the -- out differently and it leads what Kevin Garnett and it's okay. You know -- and I've got is that the municipal court genuine -- more than offer enough socially. But -- these young athlete I'll definitely -- not believe there's enough file dated socially -- not not a right things yeah I mean so. -- you have to pick and choose but just you know I mean because of that -- guys that they Larry Allen getting glare out here what's it do you go -- In he you can you can get you can combined. -- qualified you you to come up from his social standpoint you know -- ago came from the south. But I was more. To myself so I did not go wild and NB -- throughout this was this city when that first get here was a very in the people -- is currently as they were in the south so I understand what the thing. If you were if you say hello people and -- equality. And people grabbed a bat and --

Old yeah -- Riyadh the -- around thing is moved way beyond that but from a standpoint of just being a young athlete committees. Not only that you tried to learn the game but.

To be a man you learned these guys look at this way when you first got here if you come by just. You didn't know what -- you have the cafeteria. Yet you know you lived in the door on Z some my major but you can alert so many think -- just -- don't just Clinton at the -- All of the how to do that I drop it off nobody I met. Let's say tonight the games that that it Wesley is over by 111130 these guys -- pumped up they run an interim and you want to get a good meal and stuff. And you -- that in steal he is that part of what you try to do with these guys direct them to make good decisions I would in that area.

I'll probably say after the game you know how does Bobby to a three spots so maybe Siegel EI mean these guys have a Kevin Garnett new reality is tough -- go in you know your enemy but also. Nowadays have -- posse the well -- mean you have. Traveling group -- well I mean we've if you're in -- Phoenix LA. The same people in Phoenix and then go to LA to nicely you'll see a single policy -- means -- that as a way and it's and it's it's not as a way and that's the way of the world.

You can ask anybody who is a professional now as to when asked A rod when he was in the hotel and people would take him pitches of that that they have camera phone now has turned duo wet though not important anybody's who's out here. You can or ask me it did you can be blog -- any thing people that -- on the that it doesn't make any difference. As a league right now I think you have to be is. It's the best of time and is that award or -- I got called anybody if you get to a situation right now. At yeah that people can talk about names -- on. Put their names in the challenge your manhood that's when they go walk away from -- your manhood you eight that you. Yeah and that's how people get them fight it but it's unfortunate but that's just the way at the world that.

The one that's Joe's been about annoy you you work for most of your guys but. When Kevin Garnett first stepped into the building first time you view that contact with him we blow -- blown away is most of us were and it seems that no -- did the the respect that he commands -- watch in the room.

It's -- me admitted to get a low cards at the goal so it was supplement they thought when he you'll notice me out it was a new -- kind of broke -- when he was in practice as ferocious as you on the court. Not speaking to people there and practice and focus in also must a very for them with -- training camp. That's rare to see a guy whose real all the time like that you know you sealock. An article in the in the locker room in this off with -- you know and so -- you know I think he's changed the whole mentality of the organization you know I mean not just team I think he -- a hole at Talladega they have -- is so right about that because well about them hampers -- Q -- that we were -- the press conference -- and -- we're -- that.

And when asked to lament and think back and I can give us -- it to -- but. That was across that leaves -- the history of the office of room in the -- you know museum mode of -- with the cubs -- is now. And that -- I just when these two of the plate and I put my hand I pay out they brought -- yeah. Like -- like what his history he loves the history of the game. He has I have never seen a player so it's whom. Hasn't played before him he he talked about how he met bill Russell missed the Russell -- mister Chamberlain and and I in the we came McNamee and he said yeah yeah I knew you'd be MVP and and I knew this knew that. It's one of them some items on the plane talk about players. If -- well I don't think rob Lowe you know it did this he said man got 37221 points so yeah. I'm just out of the game -- he's like encyclopedia when it comes to know only the game and I appreciate the players were. You looked like yourself -- me. Players -- stars in the league but you know count on on the side they kept it might even know what. What's going -- at. That is what is the most unique -- about Kevin Garnett a lot of people will never ever get an opportunity to spare.

He respects the game very few play is okay how great -- even today very few players respect the game in the game is bigger than them he's one of those guys. -- I think that's important and I think it's important as you know that what you do we use use to a bad examples of players who had. And then lost at all and I'm sure that's part of a mentoring that you do with these players the other thing -- that you guys. A someone involved in the community everytime -- turn around is that focus on something you're doing working with aids. Reading programs your product also.

Definitely I I will also work on the front office side to a lot of -- community relations in. With Jo Jo white in a Mallon you know have a walker you know put dog thing together and that's -- city so I love dornin in as at the -- barrels foundation as well we've won a lot of free care for the -- so. It I just -- I think ownership in. Has done a great job common in in not only -- the basketball aspect of it but. He put us in the community known and an even in the mid nineties when I play we won awards for quote the number one team in up in community award so. You know this is always been something that's gone on them.

eighties now we know the community one. You know there is right here this building you need it now we could not leave this building and I think it's. I was whipping the fans never Dutch is relate to appreciate the others the players that lately I think it's all it is awesome that they collide in the community that. I remember distinctly not Nolan. -- I was four year -- bird dog just like an a Ross attract sort of there I don't.

Hello -- which really is for the longest time a lot of African American John -- like the Celtics on the Celtics were -- and they had to teach him some history had to teach you teach him for -- now -- as I told -- is only an -- Eckstein and -- when they wouldn't feed all the players is in the same place so it takes education of these -- and you go wrong this is one of the greatest organization does not -- championship. But they've done so much for African American players definitely you know you know it's hard to breaks you know -- stereo types no matter what it is from the players standpoint and even myself being from Boston when I signed with Boston it was a lot like Bosnia and currently on us and -- you know we talking about is not like -- you know and -- mean in. Every place has issues I'll kiwi -- plays as issues when they're.

I don't oil edged out about itself. They -- or when they'd they'd -- Got a bounce back. -- All -- There wasn't. Thursday as they you know this thing we go to New York Q you've got out doing your attorney's office it would the ticker -- right -- about -- yep as a human and who Gordon now and number two big cat it was a next -- with the Boston -- that was the -- like what. Don't mean that it -- recognize that. Where we're going to sell it. Don't you think on net.

Coming here and got the money that could went anywhere in coming here finally shut that door for good about the stigma about Boston. Being a racist place and everything I think it finally shut the door and then Allen optimum would. If people could really understand -- I think was shut out until I totally disagree why I don't think that that has changed nothing was changed is that the talent level in this it left there -- and it volleying a lot of variety bad and it -- it would do we usually -- now the athletic what I am going to want to come get them.

Amir the spurs to but he he wasn't -- north and whether. It made it one loss to Phoenix but he did.

I think I think happened with what it already all they have all right recruit a -- were buried I think he had to -- he had to be convinced and and I that this wasn't. Not only do racial issues but with just the way the organization was when they went Paul called ray calls -- look we have a great motion rule now I think that -- start driving it you hit the nail on the head and it started with the ownership and all. You know. Bruins that a success this year in one round but you know but. Patriots top not to mister -- sucked up not -- up the top now finally opt not to ownership. It starts there you don't have good ownership you don't win I put in what players talk like anyone else does like GMs talk. Believe me just when -- Jerry Krause Chicago Bulls thing went down. Tracy McGrady agree to Chicago it's in his mind nobody wanted to be involved with. -- the floor office because Michael Jordan had negative X is -- not knowing you know and I mean players with talking like nobody wanted to go -- you know and that's we talk just like all the Indians. Now everybody wants to come here everybody's the and he cocked an idea in the 500 everybody who wanted to -- up all the sudden thought about the weather as tough courses Palestinians great restaurants -- how much time how many times -- all the others don't beaches of the golf courses.

We'd -- what you're thinking that yeah called off after. -- hundred everybody -- LA LA it was a LA it was a great place but at the in the the day when Shaq was there and Kobe were was there. People wanted to go because they saw an opportunity to win it as well Karl Malone and it looked as well with a good day care and I gave up when it's all alone as you guys and I think that's what -- that will mean more to this team. From the standpoint of free agents coming and Paul Pierce. People look at this right now -- in these guys to come in and said that but I didn't. -- stepped called guys right now that the term up ball all because gals are actually called me to come here it would take a little less money to make.

That movie that doesn't happen -- while we haven't heard that since you know twenty Lomax. Did affect so much for gone by we're way overdue for break but that's okay this -- a lot of whatever you know there was an accident and -- success and look for -- seeded Dallas replica productive on the -- live right also asked for the next tournament the kids director of player development that there embarrasses joys are the --