<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Rift Denied GM Steve Kerr said he wishes people knew how he respects Mike D'Antoni, embraces his style and talks with him daily. "I'm not sure why it's being assumed," Kerr said in Los Angeles, where a newspaper mentioned a problem relationship and radio hosts went from calling for D'Antoni's firing to saying the team is out of sorts because Kerr forces it to be defensive-minded. "With my affiliation with San Antonio, people assume I want to play like the Spurs, which is not the case at all," Kerr said. -- The Arizona Republic</div>
