I've never talked to our guys about being young. That's an easy crutch to fall on. You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.

There's nothing that you can say in the paper that should affect you.

When you get punched, you have to get up.You have no other choice. If you don't, you're not going to grow, you're not going to get better as a player.

We had a great preseason. The guys responded with what coach (George Karl) wanted early on in pace of the game, togetherness and defensive intensity. We've improved in those areas with a couple of setbacks, but we've improved each game.

The more games you coach, the more comfortable you feel.

When you don't have much and you need to be at work, there's no such thing as being sick.

You can have great players, but if they dont want to be coached, what are you going to do?