21.   If the league wants a closely called game, we will get one.

22.   If the league wants to fine me, fine.

23.   In truth, amateur and professional leagues want their players pliant and obedient, not particularly free thinking.

24.   It has produced more three-point baskets, but in the process accomplished exactly the opposite of what the league wanted.

25.   It is clear the league wants them to obtain public assistance, reluctant to set a pay-your-own-way precedent for owners with future needs.

26.   It may not be the kind of aesthetically-pleasing encounter the league wants to showcase to begin the lockout-shortened season.

27.   It is not far-fetched to believe that the league wants its stars to stay out of as few games as possible.

28.   It is understandable why the league would want to get back to the bargaining table.

29.   It will likely be then that the league will want an ownership group to take form.

30.   NBA Commissioner David Stern dismissed talk that the league did not want Rodman on the team.