Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made

A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and two, telling you what he thinks of himself.

The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.

If you yell at a kid and he gets mad at you, you've lost him. If you yell at a kid and he gets mad at himself, then you have something.

Bad shooters are always open

I don't recruit players who are nasty to their parents. I look for players who realize the world doesn't revolve around them.

Everybody makes such a big deal today about team play because there's such a scarcity of it. Greed is a reason. You have to understand the influence of greed. A player has to be selfish in the pursuit of the development of his skills, but he cannot be selfish when it comes time to blend them in with what's good for his team.