Kobe Bryant is a terrific offensive rebounder.

When I'd watch myself coaching, I'd say, 'Man, I look bad,' but I never felt I didn't have a sense of humor with the team. Maybe I was too over-the-top serious.

D'Antoni can be successful playing slow or fast because he is a bright guy who has very creative ideas.

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

You have to be careful as a news organization that you don't fall into voluntary censorship, that you worry about offending your 'league partner.' I never worried about that. I worry about fans listening.

To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

It's hard enough to coach in this league when you're doing what you believe in. But when you have to try to coach something you may not be sold on, it becomes even more of a challenge. It's really hard.

There are certain aspects that I miss of coaching. But you can't just pick out the good parts. You've got to be all-in and understand there's some negatives, too.

If you coach, and coach every day, you should be getting better if you're self-evaluating and you've got people around you telling you the truth.

You can't hold up in a FIBA game if you don't have great competitive spirit.

If your best offensive players go down, all you can do is hang on.

I enjoy watching Gregg Popovich-coached teams.

Manu Ginobili - I like to watch him. I would pay to watch him play the game. He will try things that will drive a coach crazy, like a full-court bounce pass, but he has such a flair for the game. I love his energy and his spirit and his unpredictability.

I like to watch anyone who has great competitive spirit and will: passionate teams.

Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.

Goaltending was brought in because of Mikan and Chamberlain. So rules do change for specific players, in concert with a need to stay up to date on how coaches are taking advantage of the rules.

It can get good quickly in this league, and it can get bad quickly.

Only once did someone talking about my appearance bother me.

I think everyone talks about talent. It's really one of the most overused terms. It comes down to, do you play, and do you win? Talent is one factor, but certainly not the only one.

Are you playing for your teammates and coaches? That's how it should be.

You don't know a player until you coach him.

There are a lot of young teams that all they are is young. That doesn't mean they have a chance to be good.

I had a great job with the Knicks.

I quit the Knicks, so I know what quitting is. I did. I quit. And it's something I regret to this day. I live with it every day, and I regret it. And I let my emotions come into it. And I was just emotionally spent. I made a bad decision, and I quit.