A coach's job is to put his team where it can function effectively and win.

Bad shooters are always open

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.

The quality of the pass leads directly to the quality of the shot

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

Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.

The strength of my Princeton teams has always been attitude, intelligence and discipline.