Basketball's a game of mistakes.

You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on defense, so it was a double-whammy.

We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually

Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness.

We changed our rules. If a player does not have some sot of altercation on or off the court once each month, we fine him...The guys that are our top four scorers, each of them will be required once every two months to appear on MTV. The guys who shoot the worst free throws over a one-month period, next time we have a TV game they're required to look into the camera and beat their chests after they make a good play.

In Phil's case, I was personally thrilled he came back, because I think it's huge for the league. When you think about what he's done and how many championships he's won, there's always drama when he comes back in.

I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk