I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.

A closing team is so important in the NBA. The last seven minutes is what you are always coaching to get to. Now you have your team set, you have the match-ups you want, you have your time-outs, your chance to finish the game, and that's my job, to get us to that position during the course of the game.

The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to the NBA Finals just four years later.

I've always said you have to go through a lot of heartache in life to feel joy.

I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves. I'm proud of the fact that each year the team has taken another step toward an NBA championship, and played with intense pride and determination.