Phil Jackson Quotes
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I wonder if they ever are. I thought they might let that go this year, but it didn't seem apparent at all. Right away, he got booed. He just may be one of those guys that has to carry that for a year or two until another group comes along that gives him a break.
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They played Kobe tough and a little harder than the refs wanted to see.
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Ludicrous is probably the best word I could think of.
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I've seen some remarkable games, but never anything like that.
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We're a ways away from being that next level of NBA team.
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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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I have to allow his judgment. He felt like he could do that at that time.
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I didn't think he had good legs. He told me in the fourth quarter he was going to get hot, that he felt like he was getting in his rhythm, and he hit in a few in the fourth quarter. But, he was really bothered by Bell. He did a great job on him.
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The best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a game on an opponent's floor. It's been a very tough battle. And preferably, in the playoffs. And that feeling that you have, together as a group, having gone to an opponent's floor and won a very good victory, is as about as high as you can get.
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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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Kwame did a great job in a lot of aspects of the game.
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It was designed for him (Bryant) to catch the ball and find what he could find available. I have to give him credit that he can shoot that shot. I have to allow his judgment to be so he felt like he could do that at the time. I wanted him to penetrate.
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I've seen quite a few guys do that in his situation, focused. He wanted to stay in, in the second quarter. He asked to stay in so he could get loose, get a second wind.
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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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It seemed like I was going to keep stopping the game until we got it right. It was slipping away from us.
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I think that it can provide a space away from the other things that I'm sure have encroached upon his life and really give him a chance to do what he does best, ... His genius is basketball, and to do that he's got to play it at the highest level.
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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 that contributed to it somewhat. So we live with that decision.
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The league is known for its vindictiveness. But we didn't anticipate a suspension.
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I don't see how you're going to get value out of this player who, in my estimation, is one of the most valuable players in the league. Of course, I estimate him perhaps higher than other people. I think he's a terrific player. He adds a big dimension in every game he plays in.
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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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It's just a personal challenge for him to attack the whole team.
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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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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.