Everybody says he didn't win a championship as a coach, but look at everybody who's in the Hall who doesn't have a ring. My key point is that none of the teams he's coached were good enough to win the whole thing. But did he get the most out of them that you could? Yes.

It's a hard pill for D.J. to swallow because that's his job – to try to block shots. He just tried to block a shot and missed.

I didn't make the cut. Clearly, Avery didn't do his homework and check out what kind of shooter I was in college.

I really like his game. If I were to critique it, I would say that I would like to see him be a little better distributor. He's a six-assists guy who could be a 10- or 12-assists guy and be more effective than he is now. And I think when he makes that next step . . . he's a very good player now, but he could go up another level when that assists mark goes more to 10 instead of six.

We'll find out, won't we? It has produced 60 wins. But we all know that's not the ultimate goal.

It's a hard pill for D.J. to swallow because that's his job – to try to block shots. He just tried to block a shot and missed.