"That's a weak link," he says, "because at the end of the games, when you're playing at that level you come down to the las 30 seoconds or the last minute of the game, if that guy can't make foul shots, then he's the weak link. He's the guy tha tyou're fouling, he's the guy that you want to put on the line. You're not fouling Stockton. You're not putting him on the line, you're not letting him take the shot. you're going to Malone. I thought Malone's inability to make free throws was what stopped them from winning the championship."