I told several people that Matt would be the best player to come through our program. It was a bold prediction, for someone who hadn't played varsity. It held true.

If it's going to come, it's going to come. You can't even cure the common cold. Why worry about it?

His feel for the game, his basketball I.Q., his size and his God-given basketball ability made him stand out. We've had some kids with skills, but I don't think we've ever had someone with that skill level, that size and that knowledge.

It's not as easy as it looks, ... Hitting is tough, man. If you're consistently on, people are going to notice.

Some people ask me how I even get up in the morning. But I just tell them I love my kids. I get up for them.

I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'