Shortly after Kenny Anderson, the Nets All-Star guard, went AWOL for a day in Dec. 1994 and missed a Nets practice, Derrick Coleman, his teammate, responded to reporters' questions about the incident:
"Where were all you guys when Dwayne Schintzius missed practice? Everyone misses practice. Dwayne Schintzius misses practice. Jayson Williams misses practice. I miss practice. Even the coaches miss practice sometimes."
Then Coleman was reminded that Anderson, a team leader, might want to set a better example. "Whoop-de-damn-do," said Coleman "I didn't feel he owed anybody an apology."