Rick Sund Season Quotations

He improved as much in one season as any player we can remember and we expect that trend to continue. We believe Damien will be a part of our young, talented core for years to come.

He had an excellent summer for us in Utah and last season was a pleasant surprise. We'd like to give him another opportunity.

Due to his outstanding work ethic in his rookie season, Damien earned the respect of our players, coaches and fans, ... He improved as much in one season as any player we can remember and we expect that trend to continue. We believe Damien will be a part of our young, talented core for years to come.

I've told the players every season that any dialogue that a player has with me is private. And any dialogue as far as trades is private because it's just too much of a distraction during the season.

This incident happened before the season and we're looking forward to this matter being resolved soon.