Phil Jackson Quotes
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I don't feel like we missed an opportunity. We'll have better opportunities as we go along. We're figuring out how to play against them.
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I thought we played in spurts tonight. We came out with a little more energy in the third quarter, compared to our last two games, which helped a lot.
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They made that little run and the end, and we had to make some big plays. The biggest plays were defensive -- although Kwame got an offensive rebound that really changed the complexion of the game and forced them to foul.
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I still think we have a good chance, ... I still feel that we're the odds-on favorite to be the team of destiny.
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Kwame did a great job in a lot of aspects of the game.
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They played Kobe tough and a little harder than the refs wanted to see.
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Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
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I think people forgot that there are still ways you can get the ball inside rather than just standing there and throwing the ball in. You have to have a system that makes all things work.
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Obviously the game was determined by Howard leaving so early. That took a lot of energy away from them and we played well as a group.
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I've seen some remarkable games, but never anything like that.
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It's just a personal challenge for him to attack the whole team.
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We're a ways away from being that next level of NBA team.
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We've got a week that's real busy ahead of us. We've got to stay the course, and that's important for us right now.
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I think he gave the ball up in various points of the year, and I think there's been a fine balance between guys stepping up and making shots and Kobe trusting his teammates. It hasn't got to the point where it's not happening, where I'm disappointed, but there's opportunities that still could be there that have to be exploited even more and we have to recognize that as a team.
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The league is known for its vindictiveness. But we didn't anticipate a suspension.
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Ludicrous is probably the best word I could think of.
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That is what happens when teams play with desperation and the other team comes out and doesn't play at the same level. We just got beat to the ball too many times and they were active and aggressive. They beat us with the nature of the play.
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That's not what basketball is about. Basketball is about playing as a team and finding a functioning level.
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I replaced three joints in my hips and one in my knee. I'm hoping that other knee doesn't have to be done. It's one of the toughest things to overcome.
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I thought it was vindictive. I don't like to see it because he's one of the guys that we nurtured here. He was contributing to us a lot in the championship (run) two years ago.
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This trip, you've got to do a lot of PR work for the league, pump up that Miami game on Christmas Day because they're asking you to do this all the time. And don't forget, Orlando is just as important in the win-loss column.
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I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
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We want him out there. We want their full team out there to play, so you earn what you win.
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Obviously when the threes aren't going it's time to stop shooting them. We kept going to it and got desperate at the end trying to hit home runs. We can't do that.