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

I think that teaching coaches are the norm now.

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

When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you.

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.

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.

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