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He knows now that some of the harsh things that happened when he was a first-round pick as a teenager for Utah worked out for the best.
"Playing with Jerry Sloan – Jerry's a strict coach and we had our ups and downs, but I think he made me stronger as a player," Stevenson said. "I try not to get mad about certain situations now.
"He [Sloan] was tough, but he made me who I am now. If I didn't go through that kind of system and that caliber of coach, I wouldn't be in the NBA right now."