Brian Hayes

Here he is, Kelly McCrimmon.

How you doing, Kelly?

We're doing very well.

Thank you for doing this.

I guess we'll begin with that Anderson trade.

How important was it for you to try to replace the absence of Alex Petrangelo, who isn't playing for you this year, likely won't play for you again?

And do you feel like that's kind of what you've achieved here, bringing in Anderson?

Well, let me follow up on the idea that it feels like you're in on everyone.

Yeah, I said that.

Oh, absolutely.

Don't point fingers.

No, it's me.

I'll stand on an island.

Listen, that's the ultimate compliment.

I'm not saying you guys don't do anything.

That would be a bigger problem and probably a bigger shot at you, Kelly.

I guess what I'm saying is it feels like, from my standpoint, when you guys are attached to a player, like the rumor mill gets started, you get that guy.

And it's the ultimate compliment.

And I guess I would ask you to expand on that.

I know that's not ultimately true all the time, but the mentality that you seem to have in the whole organization, that you feel like you can make the deal happen.