[James] was as good as I have seen. I don't think I've seen too many players any better. |
He can still play. He can certainly help somebody. |
He has developed the inner strength, the hunger, a little meanness, which you have to have in order to be great. |
I think he's more comfortable [there]. When we put the ball in his hands, he can control things better. He's got a good feel for when to get shots for others, when to take advantage of mismatches. |
It will be harder than coaching. It's not something you go into thinking it will be easy. It will be rough initially. |
The closer he is to 100 percent, the better, |
We really need outside shooting, and we felt Luke Jackson would fit that bill for us. We feel we have a player now who can stretch defenses. |
You look at Wilt and how dominant he was inside, this guy did it from the perimeter. So it puts an added significance on it. So it has to be, in my mind, the greatest feat that has ever occurred in the NBA. |