Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.

You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches

When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.

Everything can happen in the playoffs.

I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.