Phil Jackson Quotes
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He stayed very well inside of what we're trying to do.
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We were unhappy with the first 18 minutes of the game, and we weren't reacting defensively the way we like to see them react. In the second half, we stepped it up defensively and were able to get out and run.
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Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
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In the second half we came out and played well offensively and defensively.
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He (Brown) had a lot of offensive rebounds out there and did some things defensively and got some offensive things working for him, and that was good. And Luke had a stellar floor game and got some points.
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
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They almost made me get up and walk out of the building in the third quarter. They got it righted and played good defense to get back in the game. I knew that Kobe would find a way out there to help us win.
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That's a higher pace, higher fatigue rate, particularly when you play against this team. So it's important for us to understand how to do that.
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I probably would have no capability of absorbing a 60-defeat season as a coach. It would be a foreign experience. My whole career, even as a player, has been on winning basketball clubs and it just seems to have been a part of the make-up of what’s been given me. That’s what I’ve been given and that’s what I’ve had to deal with. Some people can make fun of it or some people can have a good time with it, or some people can resent it. It’s just what it is.
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They know they can get scoring from three players every night, and sometimes all five can score. It's an all-inclusive thing.
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Determined, dedicated, disciplined. I think he's ready to play. For Kobe, it's about re-establishing his dominance in the game.
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They really crowded Shaq well and did not give him a good look in the lane. He struggled to find a position in the lane all night.
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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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This is a day and age when the perimeter players are scoring more than the interior players.
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What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.
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They had a game plan against Kobe that was effective, getting the ball out of his hands.
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It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of course, luck. But if a team doesn’t have the most essential ingredient - love - none of those other factors matter.
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I didn't see him, but I heard the noise and wondered what was going on. It was great he came by.
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They could still be playing for all I know.
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They knew how intensely they had to play. They knew that there had to be a win. We just said that we're going to win this game regardless. I'm going to play the players that have to play to win the game. They buckled down and did the job they had to do.
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I am pleased with Kobe and how he controlled the offense. We had people open because they were doubling him and that got some people open and we found them.
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I'm going to copyright myself so he can have that distinction, sell them off.
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They're playing at a very high level. They're still there as far as going after the record. A lot of things can go down in the second half of the season, but they are very good.
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I think they felt intimidated at some point in this playoff. ...Our big guys have been effective. ... They just wanted to make a stand and make a statement.