American - Coach | January 19, 1962 -
To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn't have it for history. So I wouldn't have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that's what coaching is at every level: it's about teaching.
Jeff Van Gundy
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As far as LeBron James, to me, he's on his way to carving out the very best career that's ever happened in the NBA.
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Goaltending was brought in because of Mikan and Chamberlain. So rules do change for specific players, in concert with a need to stay up to date on how coaches are taking advantage of the rules.
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Most elite big men are high maintenance.
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While a guy may not be totally happy, he can be effective and do well for the team.
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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.
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If you coach, and coach every day, you should be getting better if you're self-evaluating and you've got people around you telling you the truth.
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There is a goodness about Yao that is unique, that never left him through all the pain and injuries and disappointments that accompanied his unprecedented accomplishments and successes.
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Everyone wants to focus on what Ben Simmons can't do, which is shoot and try to rush him into being a range shooter. I think Simmons in Philadelphia has done a good job in focusing what he does great versus what he doesn't do as well.
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I don't like comparing people or teams.
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My intensity is my greatest strength. It's also my greatest weakness.
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Mark Fox is always criticized recruiting: he can't keep the Georgia kids home. What that means - he's not cheating and paying. That's what it means.
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