When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.

This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball.

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really.

I think no one has written a history of the great coaches who were around 30 to 40 years ago who taught the fundamentals.

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