<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> LAS VEGAS -- It's the little things, we're told, that mean the difference between winning and losing in basketball. Bulls general manager John Paxson seems to be trying to make sure he doesn't overlook any of them. Click here to find out more! Paxson flew here Monday from Chicago to buy dinner for his point guard, Kirk Hinrich, who is here with the USA Basketball team preparing for the World Championships later this month in Japan. "I was pleased, surprised," Hinrich said. "It shows the kind of guy Pax is. It means a lot. That stuff goes a long way toward showing he's serious about his players and the organization means a lot to him." The U.S. team was to scrimmage the Puerto Rican team at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday night, but Hinrich's participation was uncertain ? thanks to Monday night's dinner. "I got an allergic reaction to something I ate, maybe in the Caesar salad," he said. "I didn't get much sleep last night." But Hinrich will recover, and he'll remain one of the key components of a Bulls team that?dare I say it?could be considered a championship contender for the first time since the 1997-98 season. Paxson has taken the extra steps with the signing of free-agent star Ben Wallace and the drafting of Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha, the trade of Tyson Chandler for veteran P.J. Brown and additions like Adrian Griffin, who was a key contributor for the Dallas Mavericks last season.</div> Source
Hopefully Hinrich played in that scrimmage game. Good to see Pax go down there to see him. Maybe they got to talking about a contract extension.
Pax just letting him know he doesnt have to worry about a deal. so he can focus on the world bbal championships.
Paxson has a really close relationship with all the players on the team has anyone else noticed that? He is always watching them/interacting with them at team practices. He also stays in contact with them during the off-season even making home visits. I remember when we where trying to resign Chandler he flew out to California to talk to Tyson.
