''It affects us on the court because he's the centerpiece of the defense.
He's the center and he sees everything out in front of him. When you go into situations like we're going to face he's got to give verbal commands and he's not able to do that. He can't talk. That has a tremendous affect on our team.
''It requires a great level of communication and alertness from our other four players because he's been the guy who has been the conduit of information.''
Dave Odom on Rafael Vidaurreta's throat injury
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