A coach who is not teaching leads to the worst thing in a program – players not learning.
There’s only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play.
Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates.
What you accept in victory, you must accept in defeat.
If it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago.
We had 10 turnovers tonight. Each one gets worse as you go. It is like prior arrests: the 10th one may not have been that bad, but when you have had nine prior ones, it looks pretty bad.
Good shooters take the shots; best shooters take most of the shots.
Players must do what you want them to do in pressure situations.
Administrators are like pigs; don’t wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.
To be a team, you must be a family.
Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.
When you get to be my age, you don’t buy green bananas because you may not be around to eat them.
The team is an extension of the coach.
You aren’t going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.
We painted a beautiful picture, but we just didn’t finish it. Finishing is the difference between a beautiful picture and a masterpiece.
Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.
Every day you teach attitude.
Let your players know that you love them.
Don’t be in a hurry to change during the season.