Larry Brown Quotes (320 Quotes)

The waves of raw youth washing into the league have much of the NBA's old guard distraught. The reality is, I wish we had an age limit, ... I get sick to my stomach.

He'd be in a lot more trouble when he got at home if he didn't do what he did.

We got too far down. When you have 35 fouls and give up 23 points on turnovers, you're not going to have a lot of success.

In the past when we blew a lead, there would have been a lot of guys putting their heads down. But the crowd didn't allow us to do that, and we hung on.

It's odd when you see a big-name player (on the market), but I'm not worried about that until I see the guy on our team. I've got to think about how I can make these young guys better.

I never expected this. But again, I don't get caught up in records. It's disappointing, obviously, that we've only won 19 games and we're not in the race for the playoffs, but the only thing you can keep doing is trying to get better, keep coaching and hope that people understand.

I have always had a pretty good feel for him.

If you want to run, if your guards can rebound the ball that's one less pass you have to make on the break.

I don't look at it like I'm on them, I'm trying to teach them, ... When they do something right I try to tell them they do something right. When they do something wrong you try to coach them. This is the way I was taught and the way we've always done it.

This is not an individual sport. Everywhere I went it's about team. I've been coaching the same way my whole life. I never had a problem getting people to understand.

I love to see us run up and down the court, but I think somewhere along the line, we're going to have to figure it out. It's like playing Jack Nicklaus in golf in his prime. I'd rather play him one hole than 18. We've got to somehow say this gives us our best chance to win.

What's the criteria Make your team better. Then look at the record, the people around them and then make a decision.

I look out there and I see guys just running up and down the court.

Nah, that had nothing to do with it. I'm not going to comment any further on it. I'm just happy he worked hard and, you know, he had a great practice today. Hopefully we'll build on that.

That's been a big problem all year - we haven't had facilitators, guys that move the ball. We need more guys with experience that understand when a guy is open and who can feed the ball to the post.

If a citizen does not like the performance of an elected official, he or she votes against the official in the next election. That is the political process.

Did you watch it I still haven't seen it. I'd like to sit down and watch it.

You gotta understand what Im about, ... This is a team sport.

They drink a lotta beer, do a lotta riding around; I drink a lotta beer, do a lotta riding around.

We've been rock bottom for a long time.

I know he's not afraid to take it. I was a little nervous that he walked it up. I wanted him to kind of rush it up but it was a great win, especially when you consider the players we had out there.

We've got to take care of the basketball and take good shots. They just don't get it.

I thought he did a lot better. He rebounded much better the other night last night he got his first defensive rebound with a minute to go. But I thought he fought them both on the post.

The way we want to coach and play . . . he exemplifies all of those things, ... I thought with this young team he was vital for us because he's the most mature and the most experienced and really a true professional. I felt it would really help the young guys.

It wasn't only him (who was injured) at the time. But he was playing at such a high level. The first 30, 40 games, I thought he got better every game. His stats might not reflect that, but just in terms of what we were asking him to do. It set us way back and it set him way back.

His first time ever in the playoffs, Magic (Johnson) won a championship.

The thing is they got guys that are willing to make a three-year commitment, which I think is tremendous. We had guys that committed and then all of a sudden 911 happened, and then there were injuries.

We don't see it as a crisis, we see it as really moving in a positive direction for the people we serve.

When we started the season, even though we were losing, I thought we were making progress. Now, it seems like we're not making progress. It's hard to put a positive spin on it.

Since I've been here, I'm thinking about the game, worried to death,

I was worried about Kendra. Antonio told me that's why he went into the stands, to defend his wife. ... We could have used him out there (on the floor). I don't blame him, though, and I don't think anybody blames him.

I hope we get players in here that want to defend. I hope the players we keep, that's a priority.

It feels good. I always feel good after a team tries hard,

You've got to be smart and your team has got to talk and you've got to adjust. We can make excuses about that but we have not improved that area. We have not kept people in front of us very well. It's something we've just got to keep working on and working on, because if we don't, you'll never be able to guard in this league.

I think he'd a wonderful player. I hope they can work it out where he stays there. That's a terrific team. I hate to see that broken up.

I think Steve is strong enough to guard shooting guards and quick enough to guard point guards. And he's got grit. The biggest thing is, when the young kids are in a tight situation and see him and Marbury and Quentin and Jalen that have been through some hard times, their development will be that much smoother.

He told me he was here five weeks ago. He said we'd gotten better. That makes me feel good.

He beat me in my first college game and made me feel good. He was a pretty special man. He was always wonderful to me. He's what all coaches should be about.

We're playing under control better. We're not just running up and down the court. I feel good about everybody's contribution.

We were reluctant to (go). We went out, watched it and it did bring us together. (The team in the movie) didn't do well at the beginning, but after hard work and discipline, they decided to come together. That's exactly what happened for us.

I'd like to put Stu Jackson and David Stern and some of those guys in that same situation and see how they would have reacted. He helped get things under control.

Well, obviously, I was dumb, ... But, you know, I only lasted two years there. He probably would have been the head coach of New Jersey and had a terrible career.

It's a tough loss. People start making a run at us and we feel like it's the end of the world. We just lack discipline when things get tough.

I never in my life thought I'd have to be in a position where you're begging guys to compete.

He's a little concerned about his mother-in-law. Hopefully, he'll be back in the next day or so.

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.

I can't coach anymore. I want to run a team.

Opening night doesn't mean you have to go have an eight-man rotation, ... We've go to work this out. And I don't know when Quentin will be ready, I don't know when Eddy and Jerome will be ready. But the nice thing is, they're quality players and they'll be helpful when they are.

If it gets to a point where it's going where we can't win a game, well, I think the young kids are going to have to play more because, obviously, we're going to try to build something here and that's probably the direction we need to go. But we talk every day, and I don't think there are any differences in opinion in what we should do.

I heard he said he was out until the All-Star break, so I don't have to answer it any more. That's what I heard, so he's out until the All-Star break and we'll evaluate after the All-Star break.