The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion.

It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

There's so many young peoople who start to play basketball and never learn the fundamentals.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

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.

I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns.