Ok I haven't read this thread but I'm pretty sure Oz's reasoning behind what he said is to talk about the improvement in Frank's attitude and the team as a whole.
FWIW KW was on ESPN 1000 and he said he walked into Ozzie's office and Oz said he felt sick to his stomach with the way his comments were interpretated.
I didn't read the article or anything that's just what KW was saying.