AleksandarN
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I want Darko like I said many of times he would be a good fit here. I hope Petrie is listening we need to rebuild and even Oneal thinks Darko would be good here.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Darko Milicic is having a very similar first few years in the league as you did. He’s not playing much, like you in Portland, and yet he was picked from a very high place in the draft. Is it only the change of environment that helped you show your true colors and become one of the premiere NBA players?[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JO: Opportunity and right situation are everything in the NBA. I’m sure that if he keeps on doing what he’s doing right now and if somebody takes a chance on him, even if it’s not Detroit, as it was the case with me and Indiana. He just needs to keep getting better, keep working on his game, stay positive and believe in yourself more than anything else. Because everybody’s going to have an opinion about you. You know, sometimes I wonder what makes an analyst analyst… You can’t analyze a person’s heart and a person’s will. So my message to Darko will be: just keep on doing what got you here and keep getting better and that’s it. You know, there’s a reason why they took you as No. 2 in the draft.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Every situation isn’t good for you. I don’t think that Detroit is a good fit for Darko. Hopefully, he will come to the situation like here in Sacramento, on a team that goes up and down. He seems to have a nice touch with his jump shot and the ability to get up and down the floor. So, when his contract comes up, my advice for him is to go out and find the team that his game is well suited for and I think that he is going to really have a great chance if he keeps working, keep trying to get better and stay focused and believe in himself.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.hoopshype.com/interviews/oneal_nebojsa.htm[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Darko Milicic is having a very similar first few years in the league as you did. He’s not playing much, like you in Portland, and yet he was picked from a very high place in the draft. Is it only the change of environment that helped you show your true colors and become one of the premiere NBA players?[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JO: Opportunity and right situation are everything in the NBA. I’m sure that if he keeps on doing what he’s doing right now and if somebody takes a chance on him, even if it’s not Detroit, as it was the case with me and Indiana. He just needs to keep getting better, keep working on his game, stay positive and believe in yourself more than anything else. Because everybody’s going to have an opinion about you. You know, sometimes I wonder what makes an analyst analyst… You can’t analyze a person’s heart and a person’s will. So my message to Darko will be: just keep on doing what got you here and keep getting better and that’s it. You know, there’s a reason why they took you as No. 2 in the draft.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Every situation isn’t good for you. I don’t think that Detroit is a good fit for Darko. Hopefully, he will come to the situation like here in Sacramento, on a team that goes up and down. He seems to have a nice touch with his jump shot and the ability to get up and down the floor. So, when his contract comes up, my advice for him is to go out and find the team that his game is well suited for and I think that he is going to really have a great chance if he keeps working, keep trying to get better and stay focused and believe in himself.[/FONT]
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