I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.

I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.

Everybody has an opportunity to play a role, a playmaking role, so it makes it harder to coach. It takes a little more time.

A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.

Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.

Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.