Stu Jackson
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"Stuart Wayne "Stu" Jackson" is an American former head coach and the former Executive Vice President in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has coached two different NBA teams: the New York Knicks in 1990 and 1991, and the Memphis Grizzlies/Vancouver Grizzlies in 1997 and served as the Grizzlies' general manager.

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This is really going to benefit the players and teams in our league.

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It was straightforward. Our rule says the players can't leave the vicinity of the bench area. In this case Ron clearly came onto the floor.

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This is another step in the right direction to assist in the continuing development of players, ... It has long been our goal to have team affiliations between the NBA and the D-League, and this structure should be mutually beneficial to both leagues and the players.

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This is another step in the right direction to assist the continuing development of players.

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The 3 has become a real focal point of offenses, and we would like to turn the clock back and see what the game is like without it.

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These affiliations and the assignment system are really going to benefit both the players and the teams.

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We tried to as best we could to maintain affiliations in close proximity, ... We certainly are not going to get every necessary tie between an NBA D-League team and an NBA team.

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For the players, it will allow them to get an opportunity for playing time that didn't exist under the older system. For the teams, it provides them additional flexibility. It allows them to monitor and evaluate players in a competitive situation, whereas before those players were relegated to a practice situation.

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