Theo Epstein Quotes

The 76ers currently play very good basketball, and we don't. However, we are still only one win behind them. If we continue to improve, we should be on the top of our division at the end of the regular season.

I really don't know what it takes to make it to the playoffs.

We're always trying to evolve and find more efficient ways, more fluent ways to evaluate our players, evaluate our opponent and evaluate our prospects.

You get drafted, you perform like a Pro Bowler, then they pay you. But there's certain teams in this league, that's not what they're trying to do.

I think what we've tried to preach to our players is we're going to let the best players play.

Our players know that we try to come in each week and put ourselves in the best position to have a chance to win, and sometimes that means some people playing more than others; sometimes it means using different personnel groupings in different weeks.

It's about winning the ball, making this step or making the right decision. If you make all of these steps then wins, a final position in the table will come on its own.

Winning is important to give us confidence and assessing how the team is doing.

I want to widen the pool. In the past, England players have maybe had the comfort of knowing what the next squad is going to be before it's announced, but I'd like there to be more uncertainty. More competition for places means the standard goes up.

I really try to avoid looking at or thinking about my stats because I'm just trying to do my part in winning games.

It is harder to win Premier League games playing 4-4-2 without having players of the quality the top teams have.

In training camp, you know what each person is doing.

To look at the players, to communicate with the players, to observe and to analyze - that's my job.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.

We always want to play and be dominant with the ball, but we respect the opposition.

If you reach a point where your entire farm system is in the big leagues, you've traded a couple guys for players who are now in the big leagues, you know what you do? You start over in your farm system, and you keep developing the talented players you have.

That's what I hope to put out onto the pitch - a team that knows how to win matches.

It's about the process. It's about getting better. 'Let's execute on this play, let's execute on this drive.' You do those things, and over the course of the season you'll get better as a team and you'll get to a point where hopefully you're playing at a high level to win the games that really become at another level.

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.

We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.

The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it's important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.

Every team that I've gone to has had trouble winning games. I guess that's what I've been put on this earth to do, to fix it.

They didn't change positions, they just moved the players around.

Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence.

The key issue when you're looking at cost cutting is to always plan for the future.