Why say these things about people you've hired, and why say it on the record? But as I said, perhaps I'm misreading the meaning. Maybe it's an inside joke or some sort of bizarre motivational effort.
Mark:
I'm not offended by Mike's responses -- he's just responding to a question that invites a problematic response. But, that's only because I take his response to mean that he trusts Bill most
from a commercial perspective. And who wouldn't? I certainly don't think it's a motivational effort. Gil and I aren't motivated by trying to beat out Bill Coore, any more than Bill is motivated trying to beat out us. We are all just trying to do great work as we see it.
However, I have pointed out to Mike that some of his responses lately [before this last article] could be taken out of context and seen to cast negative light on both myself and Gil. I find it really odd, because when we were building Pacific Dunes, Mike was so careful about what any of us said to the press ... he didn't want me talking about the wind and how it affected the design, for example, because readers might see a "windy" place as a negative.
Maybe so, but I always wondered what they would think when they got there.