We changed our rules. If a player does not have some sot of altercation on or off the court once each month, we fine him...The guys that are our top four scorers, each of them will be required once every two months to appear on MTV. The guys who shoot the worst free throws over a one-month period, next time we have a TV game they're required to look into the camera and beat their chests after they make a good play.
Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness. - Gregg Popovich
Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness.
- Gregg Popovich
You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on defense, so it was a double-whammy. - Gregg Popovich
You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on defense, so it was a double-whammy.
No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are - Gregg Popovich
No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are
I asked them if it wasn't too much trouble, if I wasn't being too pushy, if they could execute what we were trying to do. And if it didn't make them … - Gregg Popovich
I asked them if it wasn't too much trouble, if I wasn't being too pushy, if they could execute what we were trying to do. And if it didn't make them …
It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done - Gregg Popovich
It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done
Basketball's a game of mistakes. - Gregg Popovich
Basketball's a game of mistakes.
We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually - Gregg Popovich
We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually
'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role - Gregg Popovich
'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role
The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way. - Gregg Popovich
The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.
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