Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.

My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work.

Larry Brown doesn't have to prove anything, the players do. I don't think they have a player on their team who has won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Or the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Do they? Larry Brown has won one of those O'Brien trophies.

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.

Steve Francis wasn't playing like the Steve Francis we all know. I think he'll show the real Steve in New York.

I think I learned it from Larry Brown.