Bobby Knight Quotes

At Golden State, it was basically a guard-oriented offense and it wasn't either around me or in my direction.

I think there's a lot that goes into an offense, obviously.

The Knicks left me open a lot of times the last time we played them, and I was just making sure I took the shots that were there.

I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters.

If I pass the ball to Karl Malone, he still has to make the shot, or nothing has happened.

Basketball is a short period of time, and you've got to take advantage of it.

To be able to finish opportunities that I do get in the paint, that makes a difference.

Nothing is easy, but it's definitely great to have a guy who can shoot from anywhere.

When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

I know from watching other players that they have great games by getting to the line and getting to the rim.

When a coach tells you to shoot the ball, it's like a green light for you. You can't want that more than anything. But the catch is you got to be good enough to know that when you're not open, you gotta pass.

Any time you can get the ball back to the offense and they put points on the board, you can win games.

I think, for me, I'm making the right plays and finding my teammates if I'm not open and finishing strong around the rim.

I'm a big believer in your offensive limitations come from your quarterback.

I've played with a couple good shooters, but I've never been on a team where there's been three, four, five, six good shooters. And I've always thought that nothing gets you open more than being surrounded by good shooters.

I had watched Magic my whole career, even before my career, and so I knew the style of player that he was, and I knew what I had to do to prohibit him from being as effective on the basketball court as he had been throughout his career.

Obviously people have guarded me a lot different because of me being able to make shots.

We didnt come out with any energy. We know were not good enough to let the game come to us. We have to come with high energy, play hard team basketball and do everything the right way. Coming into the season, we all knew we didnt have too much room for error.

The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use it, either for the star player or anyone else.

Back when I played, basketball was all about fundamentals, about hustling, getting those loose balls, all those rebounds under the basket. That equals up to 12, 14, 16 points. You can lose a game with that much. It's different watching basketball now. People don't play the same way. It doesn't matter if you score, if you can't stop the other team from scoring. Our coach used to kick our ass if we didn't. I was told if you saw more of the other team color under the basket than your own team color, you ain't doing your job. Everybody should be under the board, trying to get that ball.

Our offensive philosophy is to simply find a way to get the ball into the hands of our team's best player.

When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.

Baseball is a set of individuals doing their thing in the same team, but it's much more individual. In basketball people are making real time decisions about who gets the ball, do we trust everybody out on the court, and the analytics certainly don't show you all those subtle dynamics, but they're very important.

We had a chance to see a lot of different styles of play and you had to adapt to the different style each team plays. That?s going to help us come tournament time because the game in the Pac-10 is different from the Big East and we know how to adapt to the different styles. I?m glad I had that opportunity.

I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.