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    “Everybody,” Q confirms. "Toine Walker, Penny’s been back and forth, Stackhouse, all the Chicago guys—Eddy Curry, Jamal Crawford, Corey, Elton. Paul Pierce came through, Rod Strickland, Tim Hardaway came through. Finley. All good competition." Maggette doesn’t hesitate to define the Chicago style: “Hardnosed. Full Article at SLAM Online
    Toine Walker, Penny’s been back and forth, Stackhouse, all the Chicago guys—Eddy Curry, Jamal Crawford, Corey, Elton. Paul Pierce came through, Rod Strickland, Tim Hardaway came through. Finley. All good competition.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
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  1. Oh, he’s definitely gonna be an All-Star ... I don’t know when, but they’re gonna recognize. They’re losing right now, so it’s kinda tough on him right now, but he’s definitely gonna be an All-Star.
    Penny Hardaway – Penny Hardaway SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  2. The first time I played against him was sixth grade ... He was a big guy, kinda chubby, but he continued to work on his game and he improved so much. We didn’t start to play with each other until I was in eighth. We went to the AAU Nationals, we won that year. Then we were playing against each other mos...
    Corey Maggette – Corey Maggette SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  3. At the guard position he’s causing a lot of problems for guys around the League ... because if you put a big guy on him, he’s gonna go around him, and if you put a small guy on him, he’s gonna post. So you have to pick your poison with him.
    Penny Hardaway – Penny Hardaway SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  4. This past summer I probably keyed in a little more on trying to be able to shoot the in-between shot, to pull up off the dribble ... But for the most part, I tried to work on everything. Because I feel like I can get better at everything.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  5. He really uses his size well, and he knows how to use his body—and he does remind me of a big two-guard version of me.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  6. Q is one of those guys, he kinda reminds me of myself ... We wasn’t playing so much, and we had so much determination—he has so much determination—to be the best and go out there and win. He’s the type of guy, when he smells fear, he’s gonna punish you.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  7. The games are intense, man. You will get embarrassed. Trash-talking, everything you can name.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  8. He’s tough because he can shoot ... You’re guarding a strong guy who can shoot. And you gotta get up on him. And his strength can carry him to the basket.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago
  9. If he continues to work his body, the way he’s improved year in and year out, the way he shoots, he’s a tremendous athlete and he’s starting to understand the game more and not play for other things.
    SOURCE: SLAM Online 2 months ago

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