We're all smart enough to figure out Xs and Os - it's basketball, it's not advanced calculus. But the most important thing is can you get your message across to players? Do they believe in you, and do they want to compete for you?

As an assistant coach, the wins and losses don't tally up on your record, so you don't necessarily have that to fall back on, so you have to find smaller games within the bigger picture to play in order to get your victories.

It's always fun when you get to go somewhere new and you get to meet new people and get new experiences.

My dad traveled so much for work that, when he was home, we always wanted to spend as much time with him as we could, so going to practices and doing stuff like that with him took precedence over Saturday morning cartoons. We'd go to practice with my dad just so we could be a part of it.

You can have old guys who aren't willing to be coached just like you can have young guys who aren't willing to be coached.

It's hard to argue with a coach who says, 'I just want you to work.' What can you say to that without making a fool of yourself?

A lot of times, people think of selfish, and they think of offense, but you can be selfish on the defensive end of the floor, too. If you don't uphold your end of our schemes and your responsibilities within those schemes, then you're being just as selfish.

Through the regular season, if you get really good at what you do, teams will have a hard time adjusting to you.

If you look at the teams that mix and match their starting lineup a great deal, that sort of inconsistency frequently leads to inconsistency in performance.

During the regular season, you don't have the sort of time you do in the playoffs to prepare for people, so you've got to go to your strengths.