Mark Jackson played 19, 20 years in the NBA. Shouldn't even have probably been in the league, and he's the third-ranked assist guy in the NBA. But you describe his game: Can he jump? No, not really. How's his outside shot? Eh, it's inconsistent. Can he defend? Nah, he can't stay in front of guys. And he played 19 years!

Image overshadows reality in our league, and there are people who get to believe they are better than they really are.

We all want to let fans behind the scenes. We just don't want them following us around.

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