'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role

A reporter started off: "I know a lot of this is kind of speculation." Popovich interupting: "You're going to ask me anyway." Reporter: "And you're going to shoot it down." Popovich replied: "Next question."

You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on defense, so it was a double-whammy.

They won't choose Joakim Noah as the MVP, but I think it's great that he's in the conversation and he should be. But it's just not the way it works, from my experience. It's got to go in the basket for you guys to pay attention to somebody. But he's pretty damn valuable in my opinion.

It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done

In Phil's case, I was personally thrilled he came back, because I think it's huge for the league. When you think about what he's done and how many championships he's won, there's always drama when he comes back in.

The older you get the more you try to appreciate what you've accomplished.