I've implemented an architecture with ATA drives that spins them down when not in use. The access isn't real time, but it's backup data, so a 15-second delay is no problem.

The discussion about any one league will not go into our discussions when it comes time to select the at-larges. We are going to look strictly at teams, what teams have done.

That drives me nuts when they do that,

Some of the spins he has learned on his skateboard had never been done before, because we, as skaters, didn't have a frame of reference to try them for the first time. For instance, nobody had attempted a 1080 in skating until Shaun tried it last year. He wasn't scared because he's done it plenty of times in the snow.

We have found that shooting is contagious. When one player goes off it seems that others do too. We also need to get to the free throw line more.

We're not playing hardball here, ... We've got to make sure that we're spending our dollars wisely. If we come in with too little, too late, and they look at the agreement that we're drafting and that's unacceptable to them, then we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it.