"A: Every time you turn on the TV and see some black shoes and black socks, I wished I got trademark dollars for it. Every boxer, every football team, college, high school, pro. The baggy shorts. If basketball was as much of a business then as it is now, I guess we'd own all that stuff."

" Not at all. We were snotty-nosed kids, just playing the games, following coach (Steve) Fisher's direction. Just wondering what time practice was. We let Mitch Albom (who wrote a book on the Fab Five) do that."

" You have a good team in Phoenix. Detroit is having success. You could see them in the Finals. What would that mean for you?"

" That would be amazing to get a chance to play against my hometown team. Obviously I'm not getting a ton of minutes now. But I feel like if we make it to that level, I feel like I'll be a factor. Just being a pro and having to stay ready, you have to give yourself some kind of motivation. I think Detroit is the class of the East. They've been the most consistent team. I think they've got probably the best starting five in the league, along with ours because we have three All-Stars. For that to happen, it would be amazing. I'd get the chance to sleep
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