What was George Karl thinking when he said to Esquire magazine: "Doc (Rivers has) been annointed ... and now there's going to be four or five more annointments of the young Afro-American coach (in the NBA)."

	George Karl questioned Doc Rivers' rapid rise to the NBA coaching ranks.

A. "Nobody will notice or care that I said it, because nobody ever gets worked up about race in America."

B. "I need to do everything I can to help save the Good Ol' White Retread coaching network. I might need it someday myself."

C. "Doesn't the word 'annoint' make me sound like some kind of jock poet?"

D. "I've always wanted to know what it feels like to be John Rocker for a day."

E. "I've never won an NBA championship, and yet I'm the highest-paid coach in history. I guess I can get away with anything. Let's find out."

F. "I was born without a monitor between my brain and my tongue. Believe me, that can be a bitch."