Although Perm is one of the biggest cities in Russia it felt like a different kind of Russia. In Moscow, you have the Kremlin, St. Basil's, a lot of Soviet iconography everywhere. In Perm, it was a different side of Russia. A little more folksy. If Moscow is an iron statue of an eagle, Perm is a matryoshka nesting doll.
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Although Perm is one of the biggest cities in Russia it felt like a different kind of Russia. In Moscow, you have the Kremlin, St. Basil's, a lot of Soviet iconography everywhere. In Perm, it was a different side of Russia. A little more folksy. If Moscow is an iron statue of an eagle, Perm is a matryoshka nesting doll.
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The greatest good is the team good.
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Obviously in the NBA, winning is everything; every NBA player will tell you when you are in a winning situation that's what this league is about. That one year in Phoenix when we went to the Western Conference finals was amazing; Portland when we got to the second round was a great year.
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I think there's a real premium on skill at all positions on the court. I think that's going to continue.
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I loved playing in the triangle. That was a fun experience for me.
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I'm a competitive person.
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You never know what is going to happen in the league.
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You're going to have more skilled and more talented big men and you're going to have guards who will similarly adjust by pulling up from half-court, like the Ball brothers at UCLA. It's really interesting the way the game is going to evolve.