He wanted to go out and show the NBA people and everybody that [the Nets] couldn't stop him without hanging all over him. He was basically unstoppable.

We are also thrilled to promote Rolando Blackman, one of the all-time Maverick and NBA greats, who brings five years of coaching experience on the player development side, ... Ro also shares in our vision but more than anything he is very loyal. He wants to help bring a championship to Dallas.

They were coming in droves. It was everything from NBA people, to everything.

People are still awed about Argentina and what he did in an NBA setting.

I realize the select number of people that make it [to the NBA], ... One thing this did do for me was open my eyes to a real possibility of playing overseas when I'm done if the NBA doesn't come calling.

A lot of people always knock me not being able to pull my team together and lead my team to big wins. I kind of take offense to that. Cream always rises to the top.