You would never find a coach in any sport more giving of his time than Coach Parcells to other New York coaches.
It's hard to change a roster around. You've got to hit your draft picks right, you've gotta hit free agency right, and a team's got to fit together.
When Jordan was averaging over 30 and shooting over 50 percent, he was doing it with less shooting on the floor for himself. He had less spacing to work with. He was going against defenses that were allowed a lot more liberties as far as physical contact, how hard they fouled, and all those things.
Often, organizations don't know how good they have it with a player or coach.
The NBA is a crazy place.
I never lost the desire to coach.
For professional athletes, I always think about it in these terms: the most difficult diva of women's soccer would be the easiest NBA player ever.
Sometimes you try to change, and you go backwards.
When you have the best player, you can do a lot of things. The best player can usually back it up, too.
I think anybody confusing a system with a reason for success is making a huge mistake. Systems don't win games. Players do.
All you try to do in any system you incorporate is put players in their areas of strength and try to hide and minimize their weaknesses.
Detroit Pistons basketball slogan: When the going gets tough, we fire the coach.
It's staggering how many players, even with the sums of money they make, don't do a great job of saving it.
I frankly think the NBA All-Star game has run its course, the whole dunk contest... The game - if those guys actually played hard in that game, it'd be the best watch ever.
It is a player's league until you lose.
I think there are much bigger differences between players in this league than between coaches. There is a big gap between LeBron James and the small forward for whoever. Far bigger than between two coaches.
I think coaches should get the same amount of credit in victory that they get in defeat.
Phil Jackson was a brilliant basketball coach, not just because of the offense that he employed, but it was so many other things that went into it.
I think Jeff Hornacek is a very, very good basketball coach and an outstanding person.
When you get a draft pick right, you should be given full credit.
