All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that.
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Everybody wants to be perfect.
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I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
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I love what I'm doing.
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I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.
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I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.
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I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
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If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
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Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.
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It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players.
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It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
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Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
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Most players in this league say they want consistency.
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My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work.
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My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
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The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.
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The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball.
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We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.
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We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the changes were because of injuries. But that's where I give a lot of credit to the group in terms of being able to maintain things.
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You have to develop your whole game to completion.
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