"Jose Calderon is the consummate team player. And we're not just talking about handing out the Gatorade at half time.

Calderon has made his reputation in the NBA as a pass-first point guard. A guy who would much rather set a teammate up for a basket than score one himself.

And that is unlikely to change this season, although Calderon acknowledged yesterday he will go into the 2010 season with a different approach than he has in the past.

Calderon is not happy with the way his season went last year. Looking back he feels he got too caught up in the team struggles and didn't pay enough attention to his own game.

Calderon vows that won't happen again.

"I want to be here but I do want to change myself because I was bad," Calderon said during a break from the photo shoot which is a big part of media day. "I was worried about too many things, about the team and the way it wasn't working out. It was tough. Sometimes I worry too much about the team and I have to think a little bit more about myself.""