You're coaching a storied franchise, ... I want to see this franchise respected, being a contender every year, having people come to the Garden and saying, 'Man, they played the right way.' .

You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself, and for the firefighter it is fire.

I can't coach anymore. I want to run a team.

We've always cooked at the fire department to raise funds. We've probably cooked up a ton of barbecue. We decided let's do it competitively, and here we are.

I'm happy writing full-time and I've been making a living off it so far. I haven't had any complaints with it at all. I'm happy.

He told me that he'll be ready on Tuesday.

Basketball started for me in this city and I want to be here when it's finally time for me to stop, ... I'm not here to retire. I'm here to help build something that will be around for a long time.

They started out pretty darn good, but when you lose an Allan Houston, you know, your best player, it's pretty difficult to overcome that.

After that conversation everything was very positive. I thought he really bought into what we were trying to do. It was not a great experience for me, the fact that we lost, but it was a great experience to see his growth.