Phil Jackson Quotes
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That's a great job for (Larry), ... (There's) a lot of money there. It's home.
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I think that contributed to it somewhat. So we live with that decision.
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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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Poor decisions and free throw shooting haunted us. I was disappointed in our ball control.
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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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I thought it was vindictive. I don't like to see it because he's one of the guys that we nurtured here. He was contributing to us a lot in the championship (run) two years ago.
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You're only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.
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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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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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He had a so-so game. He played adequately.... Everybody's a work in progress right now.
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I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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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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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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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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Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
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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'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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I think we are playing relatively good basketball. Tonight we were quick to the ball and did a good job on defense.
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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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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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We have nothing to crow about, our home record has been atrocious, we've got a long ways to go before we feel we're on top.
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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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He's had to make some adjustments. I really feel like the adjustments have been made.
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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.