I just want to be part of a team and get a chance to play a lot.

I would have liked to play in New York and be close to my family and friends, but since there is nothing I can do about it, I really don't care where I go.

The better players you get, the better coach you are.

I have family and friends who are policemen and are close to my heart.

All my siblings went to college, and my parents stressed getting school work done first before we could play.

Shooting is a skill you can develop. It's repetition and confidence.

There's not that many great swimmers from Brooklyn.

Talent always helps. Makes the coach look good.

The one thing I'm good at is taking things day by day.

I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something in the NBA.

When you pass laterally, you screen away.

You don't get the ball and dribble; you get it and move it.

For a while, I loved everything about it, every single aspect of what was supposed to be a job. The training - I loved to train. I loved the traveling. I dug being in the locker room. I didn't mind icing and heat. I dug it. It was like, 'Cool. I'd rather do this than anything.'

Life is so fragile.

There's not a lot I haven't done, from being the No. 1 option to the No. 12 option.

I'd much rather have guys play with each other, have the ball moving, less dribbling, more passing, aggressive and decisive. I don't want guys looking over at me to call plays; I want them out there playing.

St. John's University has meant so much to me and my family.

It's pretty well documented that Coach Nelson has had a big impact on my life.

I'm in control of my life.

If there's a good player in New York City, he needs to come to St. John's if he wants to play the best basketball.

I missed big free throws. I had terrible shooting nights. I had games where I had 13 turnovers.

I have made some bad decisions in my own life, and people were there for me.

I always hate to pre-judge people. I like to find out for myself.

Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.