Jeff Van Gundy Quotes

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Jeff Van Gundy

Profession : Coach

Birth : January 19, 1962

Detroit Pistons basketball slogan: When the going gets tough, we fire the coach.

Jeff Van Gundy

Often, organizations don't know how good they have it with a player or coach.

Jeff Van Gundy

I want to control everything that goes into winning or losing.

Jeff Van Gundy

It can get good quickly in this league, and it can get bad quickly.

Jeff Van Gundy

There are franchise players to build around that have championship-level talent, skill, basketball IQ, and character - it's hard to find those guys. Those guys are rare.

Jeff Van Gundy

I don't know about any others, but coaching basketball is the only thing I can do.

Jeff Van Gundy

Sometimes you try to change, and you go backwards.

Jeff Van Gundy

Kobe Bryant is a terrific offensive rebounder.

Jeff Van Gundy

I think fans oftentimes get an inferior product on back-to-back games, and I think that has to be the number one thing that gets addressed for the fans and for the players - the elimination or the drastic reduction of back-to-back games.

Jeff Van Gundy

I love listening to Coach Belichick's press conferences: even though they may not be what the media wants, they're great coaching, teaching tools.

Jeff Van Gundy

One of my college roommates was into The Police, and I got to like them. But I hear one of the guys left the band.

Jeff Van Gundy

All you try to do in any system you incorporate is put players in their areas of strength and try to hide and minimize their weaknesses.

Jeff Van Gundy

I broadcast games. I think there is a huge difference between print journalism and broadcasting. I don't have to say, 'sources close to LeBron James,' five times a game. I can just put my name to it. I say what I believe. It doesn't mean it's right. It's what I believe.

Jeff Van Gundy

I've had two owners - Jim Dolan and Les Alexander in Houston. Both were terrific. They wanted to win badly and gave you the resources to win.

Jeff Van Gundy

I like to watch anyone who has great competitive spirit and will: passionate teams.

Jeff Van Gundy

To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

Jeff Van Gundy

People talk about Kobe's 81-point game, the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. I saw the game. I don't care if it was 79, 81 - I just remember the game. I remember the moves. I remember the shots. I remember the beauty of it. The numbers? What he shot from the field? I don't care.

Jeff Van Gundy

There are certain aspects that I miss of coaching. But you can't just pick out the good parts. You've got to be all-in and understand there's some negatives, too.

Jeff Van Gundy

If your best offensive players go down, all you can do is hang on.

Jeff Van Gundy

You have to be careful as a news organization that you don't fall into voluntary censorship, that you worry about offending your 'league partner.' I never worried about that. I worry about fans listening.

Jeff Van Gundy