I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.
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Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.
One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.
I think it's great the opportunity is given to all of us really to come out and play major championships after the real major championships have gone beyond us.
Before we can talk about a championship, we have to practice like a championship team.
Some other people are very lucky and always get in to the very best teams at the very best times and therefore go out and score lots of championship points and be in with a chance of the championship.
The Spurs are a great organization.
After I left the Nets, I found out what it takes to not just make the Finals, but to win a championship. I think I have a sense now of how you build a championship structure and how you maintain that structure.
It's the whole big picture that we have to look at to create an organization that wins over the long term. And to just shoot from the hip on a decision based on winning over a 10-game period. No, that doesn't make sense.
I think this can be a championship team. But we do have to take it one game at a time. You can't look at the end of the road before you get the next foot in.
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
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