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

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.

The one thing that I really want, ... is for our second group to be an energy unit. That's what we had in our championship run, and that's what I think you are starting to see with this group.

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'

Everyone is more focused on presenting the best that the league has to offer, rather than the worst.