Alvin Gentry was unveiled as the New Orleans Pelicans' head coach at an introductory news conference on Monday.
The 60-year-old offered these thoughts on his new job.
"I saw the fans and the way they reacted and the enthusiasm and the loudness of the crowd. And what our goal is, is to have that every single night. As far as this job and this basketball team, I'm really excited about it. We've got the best player (Anthony Davis) in the NBA not named LeBron James."
It had been just a few earlier when Gentry ended a spell coaching in the NBA finals, being an assistant with the champion Golden State Warriors.
Gentry was officially announced as the sixth head coach in New Orleans on 30th May.
He has coached four other franchises-Miami, Detroit, the LA Clippers and Phoenix.
He is 335-370 in his previous stints as a head coach and is 12-9 in the post-season.
