Phil Jackson Quotes
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I think it's a matter of trust, a matter of rebuilding the trust that we had, ... And yes, I have talked to Kobe; he actually called me this morning to congratulate me on the job. And I felt confident that he's confident that we can go forward.
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My parents were, had a marriage of passion, and the passion was about their religious beliefs. They were both immigrant families that - well, my father's family came as Puritans to Massachusetts.
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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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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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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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I've seen some remarkable games but I've never seen anything like that before. It's just a personal challenge for him to attack the whole team. It was not exactly the way you want to win a game, but when you have to win a game, it's great to have that weapon to be able to do it. We rode the hot the hand.
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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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He's moved on. It's time for the fans to move on.
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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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My father was the superintendent of the churches in the state of Montana. He was content in his beliefs. He befit the term 'true Christian.' He would turn the other cheek. He was truly a man of peace.
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There's a lot of chatter in basketball and, rightfully, you want players to be talking to each other... But sometimes in practice, it gets too verbose... so I tried to take things out of the ordinary and make them special so they'd understand the difference.
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We played about as well as we played all season. They had back-to-back games like we did, but you could see their legs getting tired. I had a suspicion that we could win this game tonight, but they played above my expectations.
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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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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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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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He had a so-so game. He played adequately.... Everybody's a work in progress right now.
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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 want him out there. We want their full team out there to play, so you earn what you win.
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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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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 played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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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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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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He's had to make some adjustments. I really feel like the adjustments have been made.