Jim Stack Quotations

Personally, I think everyone on the Lakeshore Committee breathed a sigh of relief once this project was completed. Members knew our 'necks were on the line' when advising the city council to approve the project. And it barely passed the city council by one vote.

Obviously Dwane's got a great comfort level with him. We felt like he really came on down the stretch of the year and into the playoffs. We kind of eyeballed him and Dwayne encouraged us to look into doing something with him.

Having lived it and been around people who have lived it, you understand what it takes to get to this level and stay at this level. A lot of guys don't have that same understanding of the day-in and day-out commitment it takes to play at this high of a level.

The problem with cold-water rescue is that most aren't successful.

We've added some young athletes with size and versatility. We're trying to put the right kind of guys in front of Dwane, so he can do his thing.

Dwane wants to get the guys all in one environment before we get real serious. He can kind of indoctrinate the guys into his philosophy and build a little camaraderie. That goes a long way when it comes time to start the season.

Damien is someone that we believe has tremendous upside. He continually improved throughout last season, and he became a significant contributor for Seattle during the playoffs. Hopefully, we'll see him in a Timberwolves uniform this upcoming season.

There's been a lot of things that have been thrown at him this year. We haven't been as successful as we had hoped, but he's handled a lot of things well.