Jeff Van Gundy

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

Why is UCLA and Georgia Tech in China to play a basketball game? Missing all that school, and then force-feeding their fans the idea of 'student-athletes.'

I think anybody confusing a system with a reason for success is making a huge mistake. Systems don't win games. Players do.

I think the beautiful part about Yao is that his main legacy won't be about the game. His legacy will be about helping people. His legacy will be taking on important world causes to better his world.

D'Antoni can be successful playing slow or fast because he is a bright guy who has very creative ideas.

When Jordan was averaging over 30 and shooting over 50 percent, he was doing it with less shooting on the floor for himself. He had less spacing to work with. He was going against defenses that were allowed a lot more liberties as far as physical contact, how hard they fouled, and all those things.

The best player's responsibility is to unite and inspire your teammates to play up to their full maximum ability, and that never occurs if you try to separate yourself as part of the problem.