Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.

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

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

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

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.

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