There are people disappointed out there. We thought the last five and a half years of the ESOP would make a difference in these contract negotiations.

We never thought it was a curse of Shaquille O'Neal. It's hard to get to Austin, people don't realize how hard it is.

There have been times when it was hard to get up in the morning -- hard to go to work.

It's doable by then (Sept. 1). Will it happen? I can't say. We've had our hearts broken here before. These are volatile issues and things could blow-up. Honestly, this thing could be done today. Will it? I don't know.

Based on the reports we've seen, he's a good man. We need some leadership. Right now we're a ship without a rudder, going through some rough seas.

It's a team game. Those guys didn't take a lot of shots. We were attacking what we thought was there. We don't measure value based on the number of points a guy gets.