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00:06In the NBA, in any sport, it's all about match-up.
00:09Match-ups is definitely a big thing and probably one of the most important keys to the game.
00:17Match-up objectives come in three stages.
00:20At the beginning of your career, it's all about outperforming the guy in front of you.
00:23The better he is, the more of a reward you'll get for outperforming him.
00:27You know, regardless of, you know, the attributes that he may have,
00:31you got to use your attributes to your ability or to your advantage.
00:35As you grow and develop, you reach the second stage of the match-up objectives.
00:39The expectations are a little higher of you now in your second or third year.
00:43When I first came in, you know, I wasn't worried about the key match-ups or anything.
00:49Now, you know, in my tenth year going into the league, you know,
00:52the kind of defenses are kind of, you know, focused more on me.
00:57If you lose a match-up to a player with a lower overall rating than you,
01:01it's going to cost you.
01:02And we feel that's reflective of the expectations that your teammates and your coaches have of you
01:07when going up against players who aren't as skilled.
01:10This guy's coming out to kick your butt every night, and you know,
01:13and you know he's willing to do it.
01:15To complete the match-up objective at its highest stage,
01:18you have to not only outperform the other team's best player,
01:21but you also have to win the game.
01:23Truly great players in the NBA are the face of their franchise.
01:27They're the guys that are in the storyline every night, regardless of position.
01:31To be, you know, high score, you know, high assists, high rebounds, high blocks,
01:35you have to dominate some area of the game.
01:37They might not be necessarily matched up against each other,
01:40but people are going to be comparing them against each other in the box score.
01:44It's always going to be a marquee match-up.
01:46You may be the center, you may be the guard,
01:48but a lot of times how those two guys play is going to influence the outcome.
01:53At the end of the day, being a legend is winning.
01:55You know, there's a lot of guys who are going to be great
01:57and who are going to be legendary in this game,
01:59but to really go down in the books as a legend,
02:02you have to win, and you have to win on the biggest day.
02:22Boom shakalaka!
02:25Boom shakalaka!
02:25Boom shakalaka!
02:27Grazie a tutti
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