Quotes by Jeff Fried

“Talking with Steve, he has remorse. He was disappointed in himself at that moment … He knows the coach makes the decisions.”

“At this point, Id very much like to discuss with them issues on the court or trades. … Let that be done face-to-face. That is their decision [whether to trade him]. Hopefully, when the air is cleared … Id just like to say that [trading Francis] is pretty premature on that end.”

“Any time a team sees some friction . . . if that opportunity arises to capitalize, most teams want to seize on it. But any time it was approached, my answer is that, Steve is very happy in Orlando. He wants to stay here and lead this team to the playoffs.”

“Steve is prepared to give them leadership. I truly believe this will make Steve a better player and the Magic a more uniform team.”

“Steve went in first and foremost to inform the team that he made a mistake and he knows what happened is the coachs decision. I encouraged Steve to express his feelings and thats what he did. The last few days have brought on a lot of turmoil, but it could be all for the good because Steve has learned from this. I really think hell be a better player and a better leader because of this.”

“Steves excited as can be. Hes just excited to get there and perform.”

“I think hell (remain) here. Im pretty confident about that.”

“The conversations that we have with Chris [are] mainly on the preparation of his game. At this stage to start talking about long-term deals and dollars is premature. He needs a season to finish, then well see where were at.”