We have very smart players and they’ve been fortunate to play for three very good coaches.

Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, ‘I’ll take my chances with that’

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable.

All we did was guide him here, put him in a great environment and surround him with a great culture. He did the rest.

The ultimate team player. Chauncey represents everything David Stern wants in this league.

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, 'I'll take my chances with that'

You lose that sacred-cow status when you lose three straight years.

We can talk about the value of sportsmanship on one hand, and on the other hand, the leading shots, highlights ... you see every night are the outrageous and unsportsmanlike, so I think there is a double standard here. On the one hand, we complain about it, on the other hand it's the first thing you see every night.

I didn't so much think I needed to address the shooting need. What we needed was somebody who could come in and play the two-three (shooting guard-small forward) spot. If he could've been a pure shooter, great. But if not, we still needed somebody to give us minutes there. I like the guys we've got.