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I just feel incredibly fortunate that I got the chance to be part of the Rockets organization all those years ago.
Almost no one is a career 28 percent shooter on open 3s.
Originally, I think basketball is closer to hockey than baseball.
That always seemed the coolest thing to me. How do you use num’bers to predict things? It was like a cool way to use numbers to be better than other people. And I really liked being better than other people.
To me, when I was a kid, we watched terrible network TV because it was all we had. We watched ‘The A-Team’ and ‘Knight Rider.’
The great players understand that you need to play with other great players to win the title.
The Mavericks are a smart organization.
I’d love to be with the Rockets for life.
Unfortunately, rim protection is really difficult these days with the rules that there are if a guy is getting downhill. It’s very hard even if the center is back to handle that. You have to cut off penetration at the start with a strong perimeter and then get the rebound and get out and go.
If you had first pick in the all-free agent NBA draft, you’d take LeBron James.
The Rockets know we can’t get too up with a 2-0 lead because we’ve had some struggles in the past with that.
Ultimately you want to optimize championship probability over some window. But if you literally take that to the logical extreme, you would be doing crazy stuff.
Most players are like golfers. You don’t want them swinging while they’re thinking.
As only one team out of 30 gets to win, you cannot play it safe.
I strongly support organizations like the ACLU that defend basic freedoms and I have for a 25-plus years.
You don’t want the second-most powerful government on Earth mad at you, if you can avoid it.
The only time information is really an edge is if you either have more or you’re using it better.
My son is 14. He watches these ‘let’s play’ videos, people playing other in video games. At first, I was bothered by it, I didn’t get it, but at the end of the day, if you go back when I was a kid, I watched much worse. These videos are more entertaining and more interesting than the bad ’80s TV.
I think the uglier the playoff beard, the better though, right?
It would be very presumptive of me to think I could help an NFL team.
Yeah, I definitely tend towards dry, sarcastic British humor. I actually aspire to be British – I’m pasty white as well.
I went to business school, because I thought that’s where you had to go if you wanted to get rich.
It’s tough out there, but obviously I have a lot of great memories and a lot of pride for being a part of the Rockets organization.
Frankly, I’ve had the opportunity to get certain accolades, make it to the conference finals, get awards, all this other stuff that doesn’t matter. I’m looking only on championship probability. I just feel like I haven’t accomplished much unless I can somehow get that done.
I like clean answers.
The Lakers do this all the time. They overload the side the ball’s on, and play zone on the weak side.
James Harden changed my life. An entire page could be dedicated just to James. He not only transformed my life but also revolutionized the game of basketball – and continues to do so – like almost no one has before.
If there’s a great opportunity, obviously we’re going to do it early. But the main thing is, you want to do great moves when they are available. But often the best move is not a move that is done right away.
I think if you’ve got a guy who can create his own shot then you’re better off than not.
If the money’s equal between the Rockets and Mavericks, I think players are picking Houston. Every time.
