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

If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.

I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice.

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

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

It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.

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.