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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I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

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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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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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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 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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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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Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

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The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.

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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.

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