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I talk to players all the time.

It's a question of keeping one's eyes and ears open and watching how other people play the game. They're watching me too, to see what my attitude is like.

One of my strengths is connecting with the players.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that's nice. And I know what it was like when I was a kid to want to interact with a top player.

I try to be positive. I speak to my players about how we have to play, respect the rules. What I have done is always be positive.

I think my main objective is to watch as many players as I can and grab a little bit from each of them, especially the things they do well.

When I'm playing a team sport, it's not about one individual, it's about everyone, from me to the other 23 people who were there, to all the support staff who've worked very hard behind the scenes.

There's a lot of chatter in basketball and, rightfully, you want players to be talking to each other... But sometimes in practice, it gets too verbose... so I tried to take things out of the ordinary and make them special so they'd understand the difference.

The main thing is, wherever I play, I enjoy it and help the team.