Phil Jackson Quotes
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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive.
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Yao was great (Sunday). He was posting up and hitting those shots. He's in great shape now, probably the best shape I've seen him in since he's been playing in the NBA.
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We couldn't stop their second chance points down the stretch. I thought we had a good shot at winning the game. It was well fought.
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It's just fun to have Mark in the league. He's easy to tweak.
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The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
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Obviously I think Chauncey Billups is really the guy that controls the throttle over there. He is an important part of their success.
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The road to freedom is a beautiful system.
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It's all about developing an atmosphere where players want to support and help each other. You want a nurturing place where they feel they can make mistakes, ... Philadelphia's got one of the great passers for a big man in Webber. And one of the great players as far as scoring guards in Allen. Certainly, that should give them some momentum to work with as they go through the year.
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You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves.
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It was probably here in Atlanta, the last time it happened.
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That was something to behold -- it was another level. At halftime we were disturbed about the way we were playing. We came out, and Kobe just found a way to do everything.
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The win wasn't important for me, it was important for the team, ... But getting the win is twice as nice.
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I think, obviously, coming back and working with this organization is a remarkable turnaround.
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Probably would have been sitting on the bench with Connecticut. Who knows? That's just hypothetical stuff you can't even project. But it certainly is a talented team. The growth that he has had here, I think, has been a beneficial factor for him in his overall game.
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The toilets are flushing great in the locker room.
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It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.
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Wow, how can you lose a ball game like that. I just don't understand sometimes the capabilities of this team to disappoint.
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They still have the defense as their calling card, but they have released and liberated the offense.
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If you were there at the game, I think everybody understands how we won. He got into a rhythm - it was just a landslide.
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Kobe was waiting for his game to get hot and it never happened, and we tried to force the ball into him and it cost us.
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It was a big win for us. We caused a lot of turnovers and stepped up the tempo knowing they played last night.
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It was a really nice game. He did a lot of things well for us tonight. He has been saying he has been getting more comfortable playing in the offense. We asked him to do a variety of things, and that sparked his game tonight. His rebounding has been a great asset for us.
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I wouldn't ask him to go on the trip. We want him to stay behind, work out and get an opportunity to condition himself. It makes no sense for him to go along on the trip and stay in the hotel while we play.
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I thought we had a good defensive first half. We capitalized off the steals and turnovers. I don't think we finished well, but the win tonight was good for our confidence.