"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

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"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

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"It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race."

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

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"You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore."

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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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"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

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"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!"

Want,

"Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars."

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"When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty much can figure out what he is going to do against you - whether he carries his hands low or high, whether he is bumping or pushing, those type of things."

Pretty,

"I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play."

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"I think that teaching coaches are the norm now."

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"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

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