Ke vin ▁O ll ie , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁game ▁chang er ▁for ▁us . ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁changed ▁the ▁whole ▁culture ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁City . ▁Just ▁his ▁mind ▁set , ▁professional ism , ▁every ▁single ▁day . ▁And ▁we ▁all ▁watched ▁that , ▁and ▁we ▁all ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁that . ▁It ▁rub bed ▁off ▁on ▁Russell ▁West bro ok , ▁myself , ▁Jeff ▁Green , ▁James ▁H arden . ▁And ▁then ▁everybody ▁who ▁comes ▁through ▁now , ▁it ’ s ▁the ▁standard ▁that ▁you ’ ve ▁got ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁Th under ▁player . ▁And ▁it ▁all ▁started ▁with ▁Kevin ▁O ll ie .” ▁ ▁O ll ie ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁a ▁similar ▁role ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers . ▁Jim ▁P ax son , ▁Cav ali ers ▁G M ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁re called ▁his ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁signing ▁O ll ie : ▁" We ▁thought ▁he ▁could ▁come ▁in ▁and ▁be ▁a ▁bridge ▁for ▁us ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁guard ▁position ," ▁P ax son ▁re called , ▁" and ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁influence ▁on ▁our ▁younger ▁players , ▁the ▁primary ▁one ▁being ▁Le B ron ▁James ." ▁P ax son ▁c ited ▁O ll ie ' s ▁" prof essional ism ▁and ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁game " ▁as ▁qual ities ▁the ▁team ▁val ued . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁O ll ie ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁head ▁basketball ▁coach ▁at ▁Connecticut , ▁replacing ▁long time ▁hall