They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time.

I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?

I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.