Of course, there's one more hurdle to jump. We still have to have an audience. Will they come? We don't know, but we're going to give it a good try.

That takes too much of your time. But I've always thought about coaching, whether it was here, AAU or teaching and mentoring young kids, ... I'll see how this goes. All my career I've taken things as they come, so this is no different.

It wasn't as tough as people make it out to be, ... I was at peace about it after 11 years. I was able to play for a long time and experience a lot of different things.

When you are credible and you've done it, and been in certain situations, players are going to respect you, ... I know what they are thinking, so it is not hard to relate. I don't talk much, and never have, but whenever I make a point or something, it gets their attention.

Of course, there's one more hurdle to jump,

It's a transition from playing to coaching, but I still get an opportunity to be around the guys and be able to impart wisdom, ... I could have tried it, but it's a good career move.