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"But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation."
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"His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations."

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"And there are no stars and that you're never really sure who's doing what and what voice is what and, you know what I mean? It's supposed to be quite elusive."
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"I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college."

"You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os."

"I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen."

"This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money."

"You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today."

"When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots."

"It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could be down 30 points but that's what they do. Okay, so you made a dunk. Get back down the floor on defense!"

"Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could."
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