When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.

You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand that anymore.

But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.

When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.