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

I'm not railing, 'This is inadequate' or 'This isn't right.' Just show me what will work.

My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing pro basketball.

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those are the guys that are competitive. You cannot teach competitiveness.

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team