"I can't sit there and just be passive when I get the …

He knew coming in that he'd be in this kind of role. The challenge was figuring out how to be most effective and how to remain aggressive in it. He has to cut and come off screens hard. He has to make quick decisions. He has to be a threat at all times. "I can't sit there and just be passive when I get the ball or, if I have a shot, turn it down because maybe I didn't have the ball for the past couple of minutes," Vassell said. "I still gotta be ready whenever the ball is thrown my way. It might not be for a shot for me, but to get somebody else an advantage."

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