A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches.

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

Coaching is like flying an airplane, there is going to be a lot of turbulence, but your job is to land the plane safely.

I'm a lot better coach when I have really good players

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.