"Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in Washington! Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in Washington! Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in Washington! Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in Washington!"

"I'm really thrilled that Doug has agreed to be my assistant coach again."

"The day I decided to come back, I thought about which player I'd enjoy abusing the most in practice. The next day I traded for Laettner."

"I still can't believe that time I was telling Kwame about Larry, Isiah and Magic, and he thought I meant Larry Johnson, Isaiah Rider and the Orlando Magic."

"Rip? Pip? Rip? Pip? That's close enough. I'll anoint Hamilton as my new second banana."

"I don't know much about Jahidi White, but he can't be any worse than Longley and Wennington."

"Gawd, he really was crazy. Wasn't he?"