The work is just beginning. Perhaps the greatest testament to what Gabriel and Rivers have done is Amaechi. Oh, it would've been nice, but it wouldn't have been right. This year is repayment of a great debt. In its NBA preview issue, Sports Illustrated picks Orlando No. 1 in the East.
Rivers embraces the challenge.
The reason I'm in this business is I want to be a winner, and so, with that, has to come expectations. I told the guys, 'Last year is done, forgotten with, over. And I don't want it back. I don't want to be a low-expectation team. Let's have high expectations.