The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.

I told Zollie Volchok we needed an ultrasound machine and he asked me why we needed music in the locker room.

If you want it, you've got to give it.

If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head against it.

I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them.

The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.

If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again.