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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo admitted he could have handled the situation better in the wake of his one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.Rondo, who was punished after a verbal altercation with assistant coach Jim Boylen during Saturdays loss to the Dallas Mavericks, spoke for the first time since missing Mondays loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.Me, as a player, as a point guard, I could have handled the situation better, Rondo said. But when I feel a certain way, Im going to speak on it. My whole thing is always for the betterment of the team. So if it comes off the wrong way or things of that nature, Im trying to work on that; but for the most part, Im not a selfish individual. I try to do whats best for the team. I try to watch film with my other teammates, as well. So its just part of the game, part of who I am.Rondo, like Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg and general manager Gar Forman, declined to go into detail about the incident.Some things happened, Rondo said. Its part of it. Well try to move forward as a team. Me personally, I addressed the team, I addressed the coaching staff. And just try to move forward.Rondo did not confirm reports that he threw a towel in Boylens face during the argument but did acknowledge that the pair had talked since Saturday.You got to look at the film, Rondo said. I dont know. You got to look at the film.Rondo said he feels his teammates and coaches were receptive to his apology and believes everybody is pulling in the same direction.Without a doubt, yeah, Rondo said. I have a good relationship with my team. Thats what I take pride in, being a great teammate ... I think were still on the same page. When you lose, things blow up a little bit out of proportion. When you win, it covers everything up, so we got to get back to winning, winning basketball.I think were playing the right way; its just we have to find ways to get consecutive stops. We cant dig a hole on the road early. We have to get back in transition, we have to communicate, we have to talk better. And take better shots, being able to have the floor balance and get back in transition.Bulls teammates and coaches have repeatedly praised Rondo since he signed with the Bulls over the summer, and they were happy to have him back on the floor during Tuesdays loss to the?Pistons?in Detroit.It was good, Bulls guard Dwyane Wade said of having Rondo back. Thats our starting point guard. We need veteran guys on this team. We need our bodies. Hes our leader today, so when we got down early, he was the one who kept talking to us defensively. Hes so smart out there on the floor, takes certain things away, get out in open transition. The reason we got back in the game, he did a good job of leading us in those moments.Rondo, who has now been suspended seven times since 2012 for a variety of reasons, didnt seem too concerned about how his latest setback would affect his image.People want to write what they write, Rondo said. Im OK with where I am in my life and what I bring to this team.Rondo seemed reflective at times during his five-minute postgame news conference.Am I too smart for my own good? he said, while repeating a question. I dont think so. I always try to increase my intelligence. Im always trying to learn the game. I love to listen to peoples opinions. They might say 10 things, and nine might be bulls---, but the one thing I can learn from I always try to pick that up, put it into my game.Rondo has always been considered one of the most cerebral players in the league by his peers. He showed no trepidation in answering questions, even joking that reporters should have talked to him before Mondays game while he was working out in the Bulls practice facility.I dont really read the papers, Rondo said. I dont have Instagram or social media, so whatever you guys write, good luck with what youre writing. Im going to continue to work as hard as I can to be the best player for this team and try to lead the right way. Andy Isabella Womens Jersey .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Adrian Wilson Cardinals Jersey . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Andy-Isabella-Jersey/ . Badenhop was 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA in 63 relief appearances for Milwaukee this season. He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. Hakeem Butler Youth Jersey .ca. 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It didnt happen as cleanly as I wanted it to last week, and I take full responsibility for that." Garrett didnt do his perception any favours when he flatly refused to acknowledge what had become obvious. It gave the pundits one more chance to say Garrett was being stripped of his power by the meddlesome Jones, and therefore wasnt on board with giving up a role he kept even after he was promoted from offensive co-ordinator to head coach in 2010. Garrett said last week he didnt care about perception. He said this week hes always been on board with what he frequently calls collaborative decisions. "Just to say it one more time," Garrett said after the start of a three-day mandatory minicamp at team headquarters. "Mr. Jones, Stephen (Jones) and I, were all on the same page and have been on the same page for months and been acting that way around this building. We just hadnt said it out loud." Garrett offered something of a "trade secrets" defence for why he kept quiet for so long after the decision was made. He said he had been around coaches who never revealed their play-callers, after saying last week he just wasnt sure it was in the teams best interest for him to give up those sorts of details. Jones has long said he insisted on Garrett keeping the play-calling role when he became head coach, just as Wade Phillips did with the defence before he was fired after a 1-7 start in 2010. Then the owner engaged in something of a public debate last year with former coach Jimmy Johnson, who pointed oout the virtues of a "walk-around" head coach -- one who doesnt call plays --when Garrett was being criticized for poor game management.dddddddddddd The Cowboys won three Super Bowls with Johnson letting others call plays, but New Orleans won the title four years ago with Sean Payton handling that duty. "There are a handful of teams that have had the head coach be the acting offensive co-ordinator and calling plays," Garrett said. "They happened to be some of the best offences, so there was always that argument that we made, Some of the best guys do it this way, and so we had that tug and really have had that tug for the last couple of years. We finally decided this was the best way to do it." During game situations Tuesday, quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson stood next to Callahan radioing plays in to backup Kyle Orton, who is getting all the first-team reps in off-season workouts while Tony Romo sits out after a procedure to remove a cyst on his back. "I dont think there will be a huge change from the quarterback perspective," Romo said. Callahan is entering his second season in Dallas and has actually carried the title of offensive co-ordinator since he was hired. Hes also the offensive line coach. He called plays for Oakland, and was the head coach there as well. "We hired him because we think hes a great football coach and has been for a long time," said Garrett, who still plans on having a role in the offensive game plan. "He can really coach it from A to Z. He knows the details of things. He knows the big picture of things." Notes: Romo was among six starters to miss part of all of the first mandatory workout. DE Anthony Spencer hyperextended his left knee during off-season workouts last week and says he hopes to do more Wednesday. DE DeMarcus Ware and OG Mackenzy Bernadeau (shoulder) were limited to individual drills. OG Nate Livings (knee) and CB Morris Claiborne (migraine) were out. ... The Cowboys released CB Malik James and signed DT Jeris Pendleton, a seventh-round pick by Jacksonville last year. ' ' '