I thought, 'You're coming to a team that just won a championship and was five minutes away from winning another,' so your question is how receptive will they be to what you want to do,
More Quotes from Flip Saunders:
I think we kind of checked out at that point and thought the game was over. They have a lot of young players, and what they bring you is enthusiasm, energy and they (don't) know any better.Flip Saunders
You never want to have a player that has so much confidence against you that he thinks he can just take the game over at any time. At least he's not going to think he can walk on the floor and score 17 straight on us.
Flip Saunders
I think because of the way our travel is, because we're going from one city to the other, it makes it a little more difficult from that angle.
Flip Saunders
We have to know that they have other guys that are capable. Charlie Bell has played well. T. J. Ford had a pretty good game overall and we've got to continue to find those two. Just do what we normally do. Our philosophy is to contest whatever shot is taken, try to limit three-point shots and rebound the basketball. Those are three things we did.
Flip Saunders
It really helps any time you have it. The coach is the authority figure, and you've got to be able to communicate with players. Over the course of seven months, things are going to happen, and you've got to deal with those situations. The main thing is the players know that I respect them. It's because of that mutual respect that we're able to deal with any kind of situation.
Flip Saunders
You're happy. It's one of the moments where you end up really happy or really sad.
Flip Saunders
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Mind Quotes, Thought & Thinking QuotesThe election before us will be the Austerlitz of American politics.
Roscoe Conkling
People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way.
George Aiken
I hope they make a show like M*A*S*H, which dealt with a lot of difficult subject matter but was very funny.
Joan Severance