" You know first of we have a -- studio audience scream it's always tell you -- fit another thousands of people in here this is a select few that got in today I think most people in the room."

" Your celebration of -- and we just gotta follow the -- was amazing how how they've finished congratulations a part of your influence obviously be a part of the Laker another Laker championship how would you describe. This -- from the point of view."

" I think it's one word the really. Took from last year have been a disappointment from last year and Cologne he's learning experience and -- realized the focus and determination that they have to maintain. For a whole season and through the playoffs you know in order to achieve the goals we want to achieve."

" Not currently we have seen great dynasties in sports they usually that was centered around a certain cultures certain player but he UCL a course you silly it's coach went and winning ten championships -- I don't know if there's a more resilient. Franchise. Than the Lakers a one they've broken it down they've won they've broken it down this latest reincarnation. It when you look back a couple years ago could -- vision. The Lakers were they are right now just a couple years ago."

" I think got things started to change last year when we got probably saw. He really gives a presence on the front line that we needed consistent and he he improved her after he got here. Well both physically and his knowledge of the game and not how to play the NBA game. I think is his knowledge went up and earned his effectiveness on the front line was something that the helped take the burden off of Kobe shoulders who who was. Kobe at times too eager to emotional burden. Well you've got to spread spread around is it just makes sense. So that -- to us everything seemed to start to took all the pieces started to put together. -- coverings. He came into his own. Just so all the whole Lotta good things happen."

" you know we always ask the absolute best questions Chris tonight we we never fail to ask the right questions. However we have been submitted some of the questions from our lives studio audience and speaking about Shaquille O'Neal Neil here asked this question. Could Shaq have been his dominant against you wilt and Bill Russell. In Europe crimes. -- do you feel about that."

" And I don't think you could've done and I couldn't have done you know those guys. Taught us all alone Wilton and throw that thing. They taught us all we we know that we know because they played the game and gave us an example. Or what to strive for so I was defer to them."

" I have another question -- from -- says do you think Andrew Bynum is capable of protecting. The sky hook now you -- alone. Have the sky hook there's only one sky hook and I wonder about why that is after all these years that no one else has even come close to perfect in the -- but it's it's something that you try to teach Andrew Bynum. "

" Doesn't have to shoot the guy who looked like I -- always have to do is make you going you know people. Get caught up in this whole issue of style on that's not important is the substance that's important he's got to make your goal and it goes in. He's doing his job and you'll be very effective player and that's -- we should be worrying about on what people on. Say that he's he's trying to make it look like me if he's not mean I'm not him you know we don't have to worry we have to do about it but you know yesterday was make him go into that that's why would like -- for him to focus on. Because she can get to show up in the paint and it's a very effective weapon for him if he chooses to use it but -- and he's been more. So inclined to shoot to jump shot. And on he's he's up and down with --"

" And Nebraska rookie is his patented -- copyrighted. Sort of business that's a -- as a trade -- from. I didn't cost much to say that I don't know I don't know okay course but an attack like this and I got. I don't I don't you've coached at -- view it is it still drew reviewers to be a head coach in --"

" It is going to go to ranks wants to go to the to go to the top and he's a head coach. Put -- requirements. An opportunity and and they they're really hard to -- so you have to wait your turn and to hope good things happen."

" Right now now you say that these coaching jobs -- to come but let me see I mean that you're turning in your resonate Karim Abdul Jabbar. Six time NBA champion six time most valuable player scored more points and anyone in the history of the game. Those are pretty good credentials up far greater than some that have gotten opportunities with less coaching experience than you have so. There's about -- you sometimes of people haven't may be taking you seriously as a coaching candidate."

" Symptoms. And situations like to go to and definitely into an effective -- Good coaching. I was do you feel it is yeah that was the Colts in Oklahoma and in Wimbledon when when. Button. -- anywhere soon -- little bit of politics and public relations and preserve things that come into play in. I sent sometimes things happen some timely -- smile and sometimes you have to --"

" Just bypass on becoming older right and then government. When you get tired yourself right and Phil and Phil Jackson coached in the in the seat -- one time Korean the difference in coaching superstars. -- just other great players have -- horrible but at the NBA level special players but. And you were one of those obviously you saw how -- Gooden and as a coach what do you take from that in terms of having a Colby. Oregon like you know Michael Jordan coaching them versus coaching other points."

" Well every coach's job is the same you have to get the team prepared and you have to deal with -- what are we have to deal with there are different personalities. Players come to the game with the a different amount of basic skills. On -- pro -- she don't have the time to teach. So it takes it was different. Approach as a professional -- than let's say. If you're college and you have the whole school year and he only played thirty games and he can practice five days a week for for two games the two games that you play every week and solitude. Every situation is different."

" And of course with the background which you have would Jon Wood and I know there are a lot of UCLA fans here certainly I am among them there -- future clan in the front row right there they're -- going to be -- you silly people but. Well when you talk about these one and done kids are kids -- bypass -- sure we've seen. That LeBron James in the Kobe Bryant or that bypass college basketball and did well but what was seen a lot of undeveloped talent that really never does develop at the next level if you -- change some pain to help -- the pro game and the college game what would you do."

" To -- to be some type of transitional. Apparatus. A developmental league or something we're. The raw talent that comes out of high school has to grow older it's like in baseball. They drafted that high school and -- to -- to to Omaha or someplace in Virginia and should on the Boston developed some skills and work haven't. Good good work nervous before they can go and get the big books and in the major leagues. And that doesn't happen in the NBA you've got kids. -- kids right now that are entering his senior in high school thing. In lesson here I'm going to have twenty million dollars to help and he noted that this. Tennessee really drives to the talent into very. Bad attitude. Type of situation where they don't understand that they have a lot to learn and they need to. Develop a whole lot of skills that they haven't eaten -- about developing. It's it's hard. Or one of the coaches in the pro level because you have to overcome that and then teach them and then worked him in two or your. Our scheme of things and it's it's it's very difficult."