Following the Warriors ' preseason-opening win over the Lakers on Sunday, Pat Spencer , a two-way player who started off as a lacrosse star before shifting to basketball and, at present, has played his way into a potentially meaningful role as a backup NBA point guard, submitted an early entry for quote of the year.

"If you're a guy who can connect the dots, but also do some other things, knock the 3-ball down, there's always going to be a place for you in the league," Spencer said. "Unfortunately, there's a lot of organizations that are stuck in the bottom that continue to value length and athleticism over IQ. And they tend to stay in the lottery every year."

Generally speaking, this is an insightful and true quote. Basketball people have overvalued traditional athleticism forev

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