Jeff Van Gundy

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

“I read somewhere that failure is an event, not a person, but I never feel that way. It's who I am.”

“If sports science really has a beat on what's healthy for the players, then they need to tell the league how many games that is healthy for players to play and then only play that many games.”

“There's always been conflict, inherent conflict between players and coaches.”

“Life sort of works out the way it works out.”

“When you have the best player, you can do a lot of things. The best player can usually back it up, too.”

“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.”

“Everyone wants to focus on what Ben Simmons can't do, which is shoot and try to rush him into being a range shooter. I think Simmons in Philadelphia has done a good job in focusing what he does great versus what he doesn't do as well.”

“My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would reduce it just to basketball. But my dad does call me before and after every game. And when we lost a game we shouldn't have, he told me it wasn't my fault. And I appreciated that, because he was trying to pick me up.”

“While a guy may not be totally happy, he can be effective and do well for the team.”

“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.”

“There are a lot of young teams that all they are is young. That doesn't mean they have a chance to be good.”

“I think Jeff Hornacek is a very, very good basketball coach and an outstanding person.”

“I think greatness is always good for the NBA. Great players, great teams - it's always good for the NBA.”

“I think anybody confusing a system with a reason for success is making a huge mistake. Systems don't win games. Players do.”

“I think everyone talks about talent. It's really one of the most overused terms. It comes down to, do you play, and do you win? Talent is one factor, but certainly not the only one.”

“I'm not a positive guy.”

“I was asked to do something and represent my country. That's a great honor. This isn't about what it could do for me but what I could do for U.S.A. Basketball.”

“Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.”

“I had a great job with the Knicks.”