American - Coach | August 26, 1959 -
Rondo's a great player, and most teams look at it that anytime you have a chance to get a great player, you do it.
Stan Van Gundy
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I really think the people I run into in the NBA, whether it's the front office side or in coaching, everybody wants to work in an atmosphere where everybody's pulling in the same direction.
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It's hard to be successful over the long term if you're not unified and there's not that synergy between coach and front office.
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I've been privileged to coach a lot of great people, high-character guys, and I don't think I've ever coached a better professional than Joel Anthony.
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LeBron is LeBron. They're not going to call offensive fouls on him. He gets to do what he wants.
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Sometimes expanding your game isn't better. Sometimes shrinking your game is a little bit better and really get to the things you do well.
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Josh Smith, put in the right spots, is an outstanding player. You put Josh down on the right block, in the low post or even on a short isolation - 12 feet, 15 feet from the basket - he can get to the rim. He's outstanding. He's not only a very willing passer but an outstanding passer. I think it's the best part of Josh's game.
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I've always believed that. I'm not a guy who comes in with an offensive system, and we try to fit guys to it. I think it goes the other way. 'Here's who we've got. Let's put them in the right spots where they can be productive.'
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If I'm going to be grinding, then I want to coach. If I'm not going to be coaching, I want to be semi-retired, at least.
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I think we get a little carried away with ourselves with sports thinking we're more important than everything else.
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Christmas to me, obviously, basketball is very important to me, but there are some days of the year where it's got to take a back seat to something.
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The league has been good to all of us in terms of what we get out of all these TV contracts and everything, so it would be a little disingenuous to complain too much. But if I had my way, we'd take a five-day break at Christmas. I mean it.
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