This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.

This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

If you're a great defensive player, you're a great defensive player 100% of the time. You can't be a great defensive player half of the time because you didn't get the ball once or twice. That can't sidetrack you. It's got to be 'I live for my defense, and my offense I'll get. But I can't let it affect my defense. Nothing affects my defense.'

Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense

(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.