I think he feels like he has a weight lifted off his shoulders. He's playing freely. He's playing a lot more aggressive. He's going to be great, man.

When he's aggressive and he's playing like that, it takes the pressure off everybody. Rip (Richard Hamilton) doesn't have to worry about scoring so many points, I don't either.

I was overwhelmed with all these emotions. He lifted a huge weight off my shoulders and made me feel so free to go out and compete at Salt Lake, which obviously worked.

Larry is great and made a difference on our team, ... But I think we were great before he got here. We may have made the Finals the year before Larry got here, but I was injured. He came into a good situation and he made us better. It is going to be our chance to show we have a great team.

I got 'Smooth' when I was growing up. I got 'Bigshot' playing in Detroit. People who know me from Denver call me 'Smooth.'

I think the most important position in the league now is the point guard.