Gordon is a top prospect. He's committed to Illinois. That's not carved in stone. He could change his mind, but I'm not saying he will.

He played in my Memorial Day Tournament of Champions. He was, by far, the most advanced ninth-grader I've ever seen.

He's reputed to be a top international player, and from what I've heard in college circles he's a player who is loaded with potential. Generally, you find that international players are more fundamentally skilled than players over here, and from what I understand he's a typical international player in that regard.

I really like Andy Kennedy. He's a great guy, but he's going to have the tag of 'interim coach,' which makes it virtually impossible to recruit. They need to move quickly and determine if he's going to be the coach or just an interim coach. You can't do recruiting on a permanent basis, because kids aren't going to make a commitment if they don't know who they are going to play for.

I liked the kid. He was friendly in high school -- I'd see him at ABCD or Nike Camp. Then I heard he'd gone to work for an agent, Dan Fegan. Then he got hooked onto Derrick Caracter. ... I think guys who have an agent-like background have their own interest in mind and are extremely detrimental to these players.

Arthur is a McDonald's All-America kid who had some contact with Indiana before. It's possible he could reopen that door, but it might be too late.

No question, the No. 1 overall player is Greg (Oden).

Safety is the foundation of our business. People rely on us to offer safe train and bus service to them. I think we had the appropriate safety measures in place, but oftentimes accidents are accidents.

I've never seen him play, and I don't know anyone who has. In this day and age of information, who's seen this kid play?

There's not this pressure on them of seeing Larry Bird or Isiah Thomas or Jerry West circle the court like was the case last year. The impact they're going to have is now going to be in the college game.