Phil Jackson Quotes
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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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We got them mired into our style of play. They were playing at a level above us and we got them to come down to our level. ... We just couldn't seem to finish it.
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This is something I never thought could possibly happen, ... It's a pleasure to come back.
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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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I think he got drawn into the play and didn't make the right decision.
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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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When you have guys like Dixon and Blake basically have career nights, that really sets you on the edge as a team. We didn't come out with the intent to play defense tonight.
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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.
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An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not. System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.
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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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That bracket is probably the best bracket to advance.
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I feel like we will have better opportunities as we go along.
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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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I just think he's a very determined player and dedicated to what he's doing. He's doing a lot of letting things develop on their own.
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You're only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.
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As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up... so we can focus... so we can be in concert with one another.
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When you start out a ball game and the first thing they do is call an offensive foul on him for a nonexistent foul, you know the kid doesn't have a chance out there playing. The referees just give him nothing. It's embarrassing.
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We found out that there is no substitute for human contact.
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I felt like they were frustrated and they have a reason to be frustrated. Things didn't happen for them and it's a frustrating thing for these young kids.
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We couldn't overcome a tough shooting game for Kobe. They threw an extra man at him, and we didn't make good adjustments. Offensively, I don't think we grasped the concepts of what we are trying to do here.
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I don't know; I didn't talk to him.
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He's had a great year this year. I wanted him to have an opportunity to be on the playoff roster and be successful.
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It was a disappointing loss tonight. We couldn't finish it to its completion.
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You have to give that team some credit. Three-point shooting is not an easy task.