Many who know George Karl will tell you there's a good side, welcoming, generous, warm and funny, though George works very hard to hide it.

And so it is again these days with his second memoir, his new book, "Furious George," that has produced some fury around the NBA. There's no figuring out George Karl other than the obvious, a lifetime pursuit of running into the spotlight.

I'm sure there are great psychological observations and explanations about all of that and Karl, perhaps examinations of his treatment by his father.