...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.

When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.

Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted them to feel good about what they had accomplished. Not to like losing, but to like the success that they had.

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him