“Basketball is a team game. But that doesn’t mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.”
And
“I always mean what I say, but I don’t always say what I’m thinking.”
And
“What to do with a mistake–recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”
And
“Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.”
And
“The most important thing is team morale.”
And
“Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.”
And
“Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge.”
And
“Everyone on the bench stands for the man coming out of the game.”
And
“You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.”
And
“Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.”
And
“The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.”
And
“I’ve always believed in quickness over strength and size.”
And
“I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it’s something unusual.”
And
“The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.”
And
“I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10.”
And
“If you’re going to make every game a matter of life or death, you’re going to have a lot of problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot.”
Wikipedia: Dean Smith
