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But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.
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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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When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.
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When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.
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Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.
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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!
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We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.
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I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen.
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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 look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.
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I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
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You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.
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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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