Phil Jackson Quotes
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Our particular team right now is not a team that does well resting on any kind of sense of accomplishment. We still have to drive ourselves and drive the team forward.
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I was quite surprised. As far as things happening locally, it's probably the best thing that's ever happened to me.
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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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Our game plan was to exploit the middle and do the things we wanted to, but he (Bryant) was still supposed to be a force over on that side of the offense. I just felt he never really got in rhythm until the end, and we said. Just go after it.
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We'd rather have Steve being the guy that's taking the shots and making the points than having a bunch of guys get 20 points or 15 points a game.
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He'll be playing out on the perimeter a lot, ... How much, I don't know. He might start there the first and third quarters and play a power position in the second and fourth quarters.
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There's plenty of time to look at this for a while until either he shows improvement or else we go back to more of a basic offensive standard ... and take that guard responsibility away. Move him into a forward place where he can make plays and he can still be a participant in the offense.
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We're a ways away from being that next level of NBA team.
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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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They came out to play Kobe really tough, a little bit harder I think than the referees wanted to see happen. I think in the process of coming out to play hard they crossed the line a little bit.
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There's still a fan core out there that's not going to let him off the hook. They're not going to give him the grace and the ability to get himself off the hook and into the fans' favor.
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Kwame did a great job in a lot of aspects of the game.
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Teams have streaks, they get on a run, and this is fortunate for us because this team had been dying to do something like this for a couple years now.
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He's at the end of the bench. Right now, we have to win games. That's our No. 1 priority.
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You saw the apparent schizophrenia of these teams. They play great for a while and then they have trouble operating. What you see is young teams learning to play a consistent game. No quality in the direction of their discipline.
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We feel fortunate that we're in a position where we're looking down on the Miami Heat. Half-a-game lead. In a way, I'm surprised. And yet, we've got nothing to crow about.
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I think he has a level of confidence that gives him the understanding of what he can and can't do in this game. I think he's playing within the groundwork of what he's capable of doing, which is really important.
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Kobe is going to have a lot of detractors. Unfortunately, we are not 10 games over .500. We are going to be in the playoffs, that says something about his performance.
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I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you're trying to accomplish on the basketball floor.
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We got them mired into our style of play. They were playing at a level above us and we got them to come down to our level. ... We just couldn't seem to finish it.
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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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When you get off to a lead like that they usually catch up. Today we kept them at bay. It's good to be back in the playoffs.
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We were relying on Kobe and Kobe couldn't shoot the ball because of a hand injury. He was just reluctant to shoot.
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I think our defense was confused at times. There were some defensive lapses, and they have an experienced team, which took advantage of some of our young kids.