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Ok. Got hung up. Really on the way back now.

Getting ready to head back.Gimme about a half hour.

For those who may be wondering, the club will scrimmage, but it won't be open to the public.

The club is running its own webcast. Crye is talking to Tim Kempton and Tom Leander.

When I get back home, we will have quick Q&As with Clark and Dan Dickau.

Things have slowed to a crawl here. Most of the players are gone.

Gonna talk to Earl Clark in a moment. Ea

Gentry is done with us now. Players are mostly eating."

Gentry on uptempo: "It's always been Phoenix Suns basketball, so I'm not really selling them."

Gentry; "I think for us, this season is a chance to earn respect."

Gentry: "We're going to be the best conditioned team in the league.

Gentry on Amare:"When they announce ths starters, Amare will be a forward, but he'll really be a 5. Don't tell him."

Gentry on Shaq: "We'll miss him but it gives an opportunity to go back to what we did."

Gentry:"We're going to play 9 or 10 guys. So Steve and Amare and Grant are fresh."

Gentry: "As a captain of his team, we expect (Amare) to be a leader."

Gentry: "We're run, we're going to attack, and we're going to take good shots."

Gentry: "We're going to be more demanding defensively."

Gentry: "We have to be a better team at home. We can't give away 13 games again."

Gentry is speaking. Quotes coming.

Amare: "We got a lot of guys with a lot great weapons. We have to get them in position."