Frank Vogel Quotes

The most overrated thing is that you're a good defensive team because of your coaching. No. You're a good defensive team because you care and because it's important to you.

If we don't start playing better on defense, it's going to be hard. We can't just sit there and win shootouts.

I just want to win as a team, take road games, play some of the top teams and beat them to make the playoffs.

I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.

We got to stop people. We go ahead and we score 100 points every night, but we give up more. Our whole thing was, we know we can score, and we have to start having some kind of fun on the defensive end. Everybody want to play offense. Not too many people want to play defense. Defense is ego, pride, and that's the way we've been coming out, just taking the challenge. Man-on-man first, and having each other's back when a guy gets beat.

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

Unfortunately, in our business, it's all about the tournament when you're a good team.

Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.

My desire, like everyone else, is to see the team win.

I feel like any team I'm on, I can help take that team to the playoffs.

When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck.

Going forward, what I can accomplish, I always have seen myself playing in the playoffs, playing deep, and winning. I want to be part of that and feel that.

I want to win games, win a championship.

I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.

You have to have a lot of good players to win a championship.

New York basketball is about defense.

Playoffs, you know, defense is elevated even more.

It's true that it's good to have a good striker, but you have to win.

Defense, for me, is where I really love to put work in most. Defense is, in my mind, what wins games.

I'd rather be in a good position in the playoffs and holding up a World Series trophy than holding up an MVP trophy.

You can't win championships without playing great defense.

I've always loved blocking shots.

My focus is to start my game with my defense every night.

I want to help my team get to the playoffs, win, and run wild.