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The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.

He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.

I think, as a coach, you have to be willing to do what's best for the player. And you say what's best for the player: is it better to give him a game suspension, three-game suspension, no suspension. I think each case may be different in that.

If I were on the field, I'd want the manager sticking up for me. Sometimes players are dead wrong, ranting and raving, but you stick up for them. They appreciate that.

Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.

If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere.

That's something a point guard can always work on, with keeping his dribble alive a little better. It's so important.

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.