Phil Jackson Quotes
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I don't know; I didn't talk to him.
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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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He had a so-so game. He played adequately.... Everybody's a work in progress right now.
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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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That's basically a lot of the belief I have. Establishing dominance and taking responsibility for it.
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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 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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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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He's had to make some adjustments. I really feel like the adjustments have been made.
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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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Obviously when the threes aren't going it's time to stop shooting them. We kept going to it and got desperate at the end trying to hit home runs. We can't do that.
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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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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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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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I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.
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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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This is something I never thought could possibly happen, ... It's a pleasure to come back.
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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'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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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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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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It's just about momentum. About picking up momentum. Usually there's one or two keys that go in a series and then it changes or flip-flops.