Phil Jackson Quotes
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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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They have that inner knowledge that (makes them) capable of going in, being tired and making the game come to them, how they want to play the game.
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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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I think he looks comfortable playing. That's the one thing I felt last year - that he didn't look comfortable playing.
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That's basically a lot of the belief I have. Establishing dominance and taking responsibility for it.
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Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.
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Kobe had to take some heat for that, as if he was the one who manufactured that (O'Neal) trade. All those things were made to look like there was a scapegoat in this situation, and there wasn't.
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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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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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A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.
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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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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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I told the guys that the team is going to double- and triple-team Kobe at the end. So he's not going to get the ball. Somebody else is going to have to step and make shots.
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Poor decisions and free throw shooting haunted us. I was disappointed in our ball control.
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I have my hopes as to how we can grow as a basketball club.
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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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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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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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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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You're only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.
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I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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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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Well, this is something I never thought could possibly happen, to be standing back again, less than one year after having been part of the dissolution of this organization and the changing of the guard, so to speak, and feeling so comfortable stepping back into this position.
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He's had to make some adjustments. I really feel like the adjustments have been made.