Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

Sure. You adopted a philosophy. Why do you think that happened? Because you had a very tough coach at the 96 Olympics where you won the gold medal. And then you becoming a coach, you kind of went away from that philosophy a little bit. Why do you think that?

Sure. You adopted a philosophy. Why do you think that happened? Because you had a very tough coach at the 96 Olympics where you won the gold medal. And then you becoming a coach, you kind of went away from that philosophy a little bit. Why do you think that?

Sure, sure. And obviously you've proven your philosophy to be somewhat correct in that way. So also, I mean, in basketball, there's this thing now where I guess analytics came in and there's this drive towards efficiency of the game, which has led to kind of almost like basketball by robots in some ways. Everyone kind of shoots the same. Everyone plays the same.

Sure, sure. And obviously you've proven your philosophy to be somewhat correct in that way. So also, I mean, in basketball, there's this thing now where I guess analytics came in and there's this drive towards efficiency of the game, which has led to kind of almost like basketball by robots in some ways. Everyone kind of shoots the same. Everyone plays the same.

We're shooting threes, you know, and it's this drive towards efficiency. which I think it's pretty clear that it is working. The efficiency is working. Points are higher than ever before. But it's kind of like losing a bit of the individual characteristics of individual players. There's no more people doing sky hooks. There's no more Kevin McHale's kind of low post games. No more mid-range.

We're shooting threes, you know, and it's this drive towards efficiency. which I think it's pretty clear that it is working. The efficiency is working. Points are higher than ever before. But it's kind of like losing a bit of the individual characteristics of individual players. There's no more people doing sky hooks. There's no more Kevin McHale's kind of low post games. No more mid-range.

Mid-range is gone.

Mid-range is gone.

Right. So you personally don't... No, no.

Right. So you personally don't... No, no.

But they're not the absolute. You told the nurse to shut the up and get out of the locker room. We're going to win this game without your stupid numbers. And as a as a coach, like when you look at players, how you draw the line between like. having a killer instinct as a player and being a good teammate.

But they're not the absolute. You told the nurse to shut the up and get out of the locker room. We're going to win this game without your stupid numbers. And as a as a coach, like when you look at players, how you draw the line between like. having a killer instinct as a player and being a good teammate.

Because I think sometimes in culture, we really kind of put on a pedestal this idea of, I'm going to win at all costs as a player, as a human being. I don't care about anything but winning. And we kind of glorify that a bit in America. And I wonder if you can shed any light in terms of, is that correct? Or is that a balance between being a good teammate and being an individual kind of...

Because I think sometimes in culture, we really kind of put on a pedestal this idea of, I'm going to win at all costs as a player, as a human being. I don't care about anything but winning. And we kind of glorify that a bit in America. And I wonder if you can shed any light in terms of, is that correct? Or is that a balance between being a good teammate and being an individual kind of...

Right.

Right.

But you wouldn't say every coach would adopt that philosophy.

But you wouldn't say every coach would adopt that philosophy.

Right.

Right.