Monta Ellis: I used to have some good …

Monta Ellis: I used to have some good one-on-ones in practice with BD and all of those guys. In a game, it was Kobe. Oh my goodness. He hit crazy tough shots. He was always on the attack. He was in kill mode. If he ever laid back, don’t ever get comfortable with it. It’s like, he’s just waiting his turn. If you say something crazy, if he feels any kind of excitement, he turns up. It was unbelievable to guard him. SLAM: Was that kind of the rule—don’t talk to Kobe on the court because that’ll get him going? Monta Ellis: I mean, if you want to. You better be able to back it up.