I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach, 'There's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in. I told him, 'Have somebody else take the ball out, give me the ball, and everybody get out of the way.'

I was blessed with a God-given talent and my mother raised me the right way.

I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.

But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

It's a humbling experience for me to be in this position.

I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.

It's not just straight-line speed. He's got the agility and the quickness to go with it. His vision on the field is phenomenal. It just opens the playbook so much as a coach that I'm really looking forward to it.