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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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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No. He's not. He doesn't have the base.
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We stumbled and fumbled around out there for three quarters.
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We remind our players that this is something that was a special night in a heated situation but it's not going to be a steady diet for us. The onus on Kobe is to stay inside the team offense. The onus on the players is to pick it up a little bit better.
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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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Milwaukee came back in the second quarter and made a game of it.
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This is a team we told our guys not to foul, and we end up sending them to the line 35 times. That was one of the things we didn't expect.
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My parents were, had a marriage of passion, and the passion was about their religious beliefs. They were both immigrant families that - well, my father's family came as Puritans to Massachusetts.
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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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It was a good gesture. It was a peaceful resolution for our fans and L.A.
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It's 1-1. We haven't done anything yet. Now it's time to come home and see if we can't win on our court and get the actual lead in the series.
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I think some of our guys hit a little bit of a wall here. We talked a lot about that ... This is a heavy time to play basketball. You've really got to take care of yourself. I had a couple of guys fighting through things out there, under-the-weather type of things. They just couldn't get themselves going.
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I told Kobe that's the one area where I'll try not to disclose.
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It was a disappointing loss for us as a basketball team. We couldn't keep them off the free throw line in the fourth quarter. We just didn't have things go our way.
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There'll be another resurgence where we get back and play ball well.
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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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I felt at some times Kobe might have taken advantage of our flexibility.
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With our team, we're still learning what's a good enough lead. We didn't use the clock wisely and they made some big plays.
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Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
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I think all our players were encouraged by the effort, and thought we had the right idea. Our execution came up a little bit short.
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They played Kobe tough and a little harder than the refs wanted to see.
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He played a great game, and they gave him 'Kobe (stinks)' or something at the end. I thought that was really poor sportsmanship, especially for a game as competitive and exciting as that game was, down to the last minute to be decided. I'm sure his demeanor and his poise and his character on the floor are saying lots.
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Kobe is missing out by not finding a way to become part of a system that involves giving to something larger than himself.