Phil Jackson Quotes
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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 played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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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.
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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 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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A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.
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It was a disappointing loss tonight. We couldn't finish it to its completion.
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This is something I never thought could possibly happen, ... It's a pleasure to come back.
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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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You're only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.
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You have to be able to psychologically help your players, support-wise, be in touch with them, so I think managing people is very important.
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Poor decisions and free throw shooting haunted us. I was disappointed in our ball control.
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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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I have my hopes as to how we can grow as a basketball club.
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They almost made me get up and walk out of the building in the third quarter. I almost left them alone on a sinking ship. But they got it right in time and it took another 10 minutes but they finally got it right and got going. That's what a layoff will do sometimes.
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I feel like we will have better opportunities as we go along.
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Kobe played a game in which he really controlled the offense from his position. He really doesn't play guard very often. We had people open because he got double-teamed. In the first half, Cook hit his shots.
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And yet as a coach, I know that being fixated on winning (or more likely, not losing) is counterproductive, especially when it causes you to lose control of your emotions. What’s more, obsessing about winning is a loser’s game: The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.
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Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.
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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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I feel very comfortable saying I more than likely will not come back and coach, ... The health issue is very important.
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I'm sure he's going to juice up, as far as playing against Kobe.
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I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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Right now, we need to focus on who we are as a basketball club. I don't live with expectations, so there's nothing there I can say I expected. We're just out here kind of treading water as a basketball team right now. We're neither hot nor cold, neither fish nor fowl.