You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

BS is just what it stands for, an MS is More of the Same, and a PhD is Piled Higher and Deeper.

There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are a lot alike. There aren't a hell of a lot of really good coaches or writers.

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

The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.

To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They have to feel you're a part of them and they're a part of you.

The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.