Larry Brown Quotes on Efforts (8 Quotes)

You're not supposed to have to coach effort. I've never been in a situation where that's ever been an issue. I've always been in places where I knew you could count on the effort. But again, this is as young a group as I've had in a long time.

I loved the effort. We shared the ball, and it was more fun to watch with them trying like they did. We played hard, and we played unselfishly. I thought we were ready.

They come every single day and play with passion. It might not always be right. But when you don't have to coach effort, it's a big step.

If you don't really play hard, you have no chance. Can we be the kind of defensive team San Antonio or Detroit are No. I don't think we have the personnel. Can we be a good defensive team Yes. I really believe we've lacked the commitment in terms of effort and the toughness in terms of having a mind-set and a trust.

We gave up 35 points on turnovers and I don't think we got near a loose ball. I think most of that was effort. We can point to a lot of people in terms of lack of effort.

You can't fault the effort. Guys are trying to win the game. But when you make mistakes during the guts of the game and you don't have time to overcome them, it magnifies the mistakes. We just had a horrendous fourth quarter and they had a great fourth quarter.

I look out there and Channing was battling like crazy with 14 rebounds. His effort was great. You hope kids benefit in situations like that.

I was encouraged. I was crushed by the loss, but I was proud of the effort, how hard they tried. They seemed to really care. The guys who played were cheering for each other, had enthusiasm. I think if we might've had that mind-set from day one, we might not have a great record, but I think things would certainly look up.