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"It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players."
People
"The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction."
Leadership
"My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball."
Life
"Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on."
Work
"My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work."
Work
"You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's what I got the most out of this year. I know what other coaches like to do."
War
"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."
Athletes
"We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient."
Sports
"All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that."
Management
"It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish."
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"Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land."
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Personal Development
"Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct "British" accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it."
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Personal Development
"You are only as good as the coach thinks you are."
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Personal Development
"Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries."
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Personal Development
"A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you."
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Personal Development
"Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck."
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Personal Development
"There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun."
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Personal Development
"When you coach as long as I did, you can't help but miss those Saturdays - dealing with the players, the game preparation, the challenges, the excitement."
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Personal Development
"The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together."
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Personal Development
"I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills."
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Personal Development
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