I've never felt my job was to win basketball games - rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.

We just got our ass beat by a much better team. It happens once in a while. Does every team win every game?

I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move, a screen, the break, an outstanding scorer, whatever it is that they like to do and rely on, you have to work in your plans on taking that completely or as much as possible away from them.

To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

Al McGuire talked to me I don't know how many times about dealing with the press: "You've got to be a con man." I tried that for a day or so, but it never really worked for me.

Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.

Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.