As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.
You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for.
Dealing with LeBron is like a friendship. Coaching, but he understands that I am the boss, and I am going to call the shots, and he is fine with that.
I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them.
I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way.
I don't like when people come out and say 'sources say' and this and that. Listen, if you can't put your name behind it, then don't say it. I don't believe in that.
I was just a young kid out of Mexico, Missouri, and then Kansas City, having an opportunity to play at the University of Nebraska, where I grew as a man.
All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So, they have to enjoy it.
Things just always seem to happen and work out for me.
If you win as a unit, everybody gets credit for it.
With me, everybody I meet always has a clean slate.
I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit.
I love the game of basketball; I love coaching. The attention, being on TV, all that stuff, that's not what it's about for me.
I won coach of the year at the ESPYs, but I didn't go to ESPYs. That's not me. I don't want the attention.
I hate being on TV, hate dealing with media on TV. All that stuff, I don't like that.
My job as the associate head coach was to make sure the head coach has everything he needs. That's my job. Whatever he needs me to do and whatever I see fit to do to help the team win.
I want to win, and I know I'm supposed to win, but I think the biggest thing for me is I have to do the best job I can do but then also enjoy it.
I just can't put the pressure on of winning a championship, winning a championship, because then I'd never be able to sleep.
Without basketball, I wouldn't be me. I don't know where I would be at.
I know how loyal I was to Coach Blatt, and the people that know me understand that. I have no control over what people think.
