How much has the return of team basketball helped the NBAs image?
In the past, we really emphasized promoting our stars. At the time, it was probably the appropriate thing to do. It’s probably time to de-emphasize superstars and sell more team concept because that sells too. The more exposure and visibility a lot of guys on the team have, the better it is for them as individuals, the better it is for an organization, the better it is for interest, in my opinion, rather than putting your hopes on a star. Spread the wealth a little bit. We should balance that out a little bit. I think the team concept has a way of making that happen. I’ll switch over to USA Basketball. In putting together a team, we weren’t putting together an all-star team. So when you talk about the composition of the team, there is only one ball, so many scorers on the team. You need defenders, distributors, shot-blockers, rebounders, guys who are willing to accept roles. Because if you have 12 stars on the roster, it’s not that easy. But the U.S. team that was assembled does have a
