“I’m playing the guys who are going to fight. If you’re not into this, I’m going to someone else” – Coach Calipari
“Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don’t want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy” – Pat Riley
“Cutting is so important to great offense. Players must understand that every cut you make is not always for you. Hard cuts often get others open” – Kevin Eastman
“Practice gotta be harder than the games and it never is unless you want it to be as a player. The coach can’t drive that” – John Calipari
“What do you do to help us win when you’re not scoring baskets?” – John Calipari
“You need to be tough enough to make the hustle plays, run down loose balls, run down long boards and communicate on defense” – John Thompson
“Your decisions reveal your priorities” – Jeff Van Gundy
“Players with high character get better. Players with a serious approach get better. The fools never get better” – Jeff Van Gundy
“There is a direct correlation between the number of ball reversals and defensive breakdowns” – Kevin Eastman
“No one is bigger than the team. If you can’t do things our way, you’re not getting time here and we don’t care who you are” – Gregg Popovich
“I can’t make every decision for you. I don’t have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk” – Gregg Popovich
“If you’re not talking, you’re not playing defense” – Doc Rivers
“Play and practice like you are trying to make the team” – Mike Krzyzewski
"I’m looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots” – Doc Rivers
“Sometimes you will hate me because I will tell you the truth about your game. And the truth can hurt/humble you” – Doc Rivers
“Discipline is doing what has to be done, when it has to be done, as well as it can be done, and doing it that way all the time” – Bob Knight
"Coaches shouldn’t have to push you to work hard, you should push yourself to work hard because you want to be a great player” – Bob Knight
“Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player” – Mike Krzyzewski
"Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper” – Bob Knight
“The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession” – Brad Stevens
“How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate” – Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics Head Coach
"The game honors toughness. "- Brad Stephens , Boston Celtics Head Coach
“I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions” – Bob Knight