The basketball world respects winning in the playoffs. You don't have to have the basketball world to be a rich man, with statistics. Thirty teams are always going to sign good players, but the special player usually performs in the playoffs.
More Quotes from George Karl:
We're a little exasperated because the playoffs have taken so long to get here. Maybe we need a fresh challenge or gig. Once we got the Northwest Division, we kind of drifted away from playing serious basketball.George Karl
Mark's a good personnel person, but I don't remember a vote on that one.
George Karl
I think we caught them a little bit heavy and I think the pace of the game wore on them. That's good to see. We haven't done that every night like we did last year in this building - just keeping the pace intense and aggressive. We need more of those games.
George Karl
It's a huge disappointment. This is not a team looking to play in the right direction.
George Karl
I'm not going to deny that coaching in the NBA used to be easier. ... My basic philosophy is we've gone from dictator to democracy. I've got some power, but it's not dictatorial.
George Karl
Bob had the courage to make changes in coaches and players. Most personnel people get to be over-analytical, over-studious. Hey, basketball is basketball. He lived on that principal. I don't think Bob had any computers, or studied stats or over-scrutinized.
George Karl
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