I don't think the Lakers could control Tony Parker's ability to get into the paint, so his health is the key for San Antonio.
From the outside looking in, I would say the franchise that has had the most stories that are unrelated to basketball are the Knicks.
NCAA is looking at how to do a better job enforcing their rules instead of looking at why the predatorial environment is created. There's a predatorial environment that their rules have created, which makes people feel undervalued.
Timing is everything in this league, and I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I never lost my confidence. Atlanta was changing coaches and systems. I knew they'd make personnel changes.
You can have your own thought process about things, but you still need to include and co-exist with other people.
There are people who will take shortcuts, and if you decide to take a shortcut, it usually backfires, so I'm proud to say I'm not a shortcut taker.
