I feel so important

There was a glitch while downloading Phil's audio (it's been fixed and should be fine for after the game), but the biggest thing y'all might be interested in was his thoughts on Bynum's return, which was clarified yet again.  Basically, the coaching staff doesn't want anybody depending on Andrew as some kind of magical elixir before the postseason.  Thus, nothing is being promised in concrete terms.  "Just to set the record straight.  We don't anticipate Andrew coming to help us until the playoffs.  I hope he can play three, four, five games maybe more, before the playoffs.  But the reality is, getting into the flow of what we're doing, he's not going to help us get to the playoffs.  We're not gonna put that kind of pressure on him to recover in time for that.  We're going to have to do it on our own.  That's kind of the message."

Turiaf was intently studying tape of Utah's recent match against Toronto, but was also thinking about Gonzaga's game tomorrow against Davidson, remarking that he'd love to play in the game tomorrow.  Or just go back to college in general.  Dude loved him some Spokane.  So you'd be down with the seventh year senior plan, Ronny?  "Luke Walton stayed in ten years in college, so why not," laughed Ronny, adding that Walton would kill him for saying that.

Weird little quirk about the visitor locker room?  The trainer's area is actually right next to the lockers.  I've never seen that before.  Everywhere I've been, it's a separate.  Even Sacto, which features a shoebox size hole for the visitors has a doorway into a trainer's room that's likely the size of a cubicle.  The only sense of separation is a piece of tape, maybe a foot long, that Gary Vitti puts on the floor. 

Ladies and gentleman, the velvet rope!

AK

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