If he could have given the disclaimer before he answered, Josh Scott probably would have.
The question was a simple request. Which NBA player is he most like?
"Honestly, I don't know," Scott said.
Then it had to come out.
"A lot of people around me call me 'Baby Tim Duncan,' " he said.
And, knowing the full weight of the words, he didn't hesitate to squash it.
"I will never compare myself to him; he's an all-time great," Scott said of the San Antonio Spurs star. "But I hear that comparison a lot.