But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball.

People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.

But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball.

But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.