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- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Reeves Nelson debacle, that hurt me. There are certain things regarding him that I couldn't say then and still can't. But I should have pulled the plug on him after his sophomore year. We tried to make it work, but we couldn't make it happen.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the most part, I've been very, very blessed and been lucky to have great kids. We want to recruit great kids, good people. For the most part, we've done that.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no question that I've made mistakes along the way when you look at recruiting in terms of evaluations of players or character in an instance or two.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know where people got that I didn't have a good relationship with my players. I'm demanding, yes; I'm on their butt. I expect 100%, but they all knew I loved them, I cared for them, and I'll always be there for them.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is UCLA. The expectations are higher here than anywhere. The amount of success both in terms of championships and wins as well as success off the floor has been second to none in college basketball. I knew that when I took this job. I know the expectation level, and no one has higher expectations than I do.
- Good Guy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a good person and a good guy.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a good coach. I do the right things for my players, and I try to support them; I try to help them almost to a fault.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tweeting - let's be honest: it's like I'm the center of the universe; it's all about me. Everybody is listening to my every thought, and my current thought at this very moment is... it's ridiculous.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you went and did a microscopic investigative report at Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, Carolina, Indiana - what are you talking about? You're always going to have some stuff come out that will be looked upon as not being good.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're not going to see Bill Walton or Kareem coming in every three years. Those days are over. That's what makes the job so difficult. But it's the dream job for anyone who has spent a career in coaching and has a sense of what UCLA means.
- Games
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watch a lot of games and analyze a lot.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Las Vegas is a big draw. There are a lot things to do there other than basketball.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thing about New York is it is so exciting with so much to do.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a strong belief in God.
- Expectations
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- Nov 07, 2020
At UCLA, there will always be high expectations. That's why you want to play here or coach here.
- Nov 07, 2020
We need to play tough defense and have a sound offense. But mostly, we have to outrebound the other team.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have more control of things if you play defense. And you can control how you play defense, too, with effort and preparation.
- Percentage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Field-goal percentage is very important.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just like to win.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
Putting your feet in ice cold water? That's not fun.
- Loving
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are things that I will think about, that I have been a part of because I was the head coach at UCLA, that I will always cherish. I grew up loving this program as a kid.
- Brightest
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get to work with the best and the brightest at UCLA. We get to recruit great kids, and that makes coaching very fun for me.
- Praise
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't think of much higher praise to give a player than to say, 'This point guard reminds me of Jason Kidd.'
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing a shooter loves is to make his first shot. He makes his first shot from three; that builds confidence.
- Glory
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- Nov 07, 2020
My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it's brought those kids championships, and it's brought all those kids so much glory.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Usually you have a feel for what a kid's abilities are by the end of their sophomore year.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
UCLA will always be involved with great players, and those players always draw scrutiny. That's just the way it is.
- Lawyers
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to get a job. There are more lawyers within a five-mile radius of wherever you're sitting than there are Division I jobs.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Northern Arizona was a job no one had ever survived, and a lot of people said I was crazy to take it. But to build a program and win there gave me a lot of confidence when people said we couldn't do it at Pitt.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can never blame somebody for wanting to go home.
- Pittsburgh
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pittsburgh is a football town.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
The number one thing in recruiting in terms of making it a great job is players in your own area.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one is perfect. I would never claim to be that person.
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody makes mistakes. I'm definitely not perfect.
- Kid
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is the NCAA going to do a program if a kid leaves before two years. You can't control it. The NBA is the one that has to control it.
- Pet
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is always one of my big pet peeves is that 65% of NBA players, three years out of the NBA, are broke. I mean, so, maybe maturing a little more on the front end and getting an education might serve you well down the road.
- February
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- Nov 07, 2020
Typically, you'll see that zones work better in November than in February. As the season goes on, teams get better and better at attacking zones, and it becomes harder to become an effective zone defense as the season progresses. But early on, it can be can good at times.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
How many people do you know who love their jobs? Did your dad love his job? Was he passionate about it? Because I am. I love it. I love the relationships. I love teaching. I love the competition. I love everything about it.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the very best things about being a coach or student-athlete at UCLA is if you need medical attention, you won't find any better place in the country than at the incomparable UCLA Medical Center.
- Nov 07, 2020
One thing I've always prided myself on is understanding that to have success, you have to have high-character kids.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very painful to lose, and it's a very difficult process to go through, especially at a place like UCLA where the standards are very high.
- Introduction
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first introduction to Russell Westbrook was as a leader. It was pretty impressive.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're only as good as your next game.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
It still comes down to attracting players, and UCLA can attract players as well as any place in the country.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just try to control what I can control.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both my children have degrees from UCLA.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love UCLA and the people at UCLA. Everybody is great.
- Penny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wear Johnston & Murphy, not penny loafers.
- Hot
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- Nov 07, 2020
The summer in Arizona is too hot.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wife and I - her more than me - are really strong Christians. Her whole life revolves around studying the Bible, Bible study, after-school Bible class she does for little kids on Wednesdays, teaches Sunday school.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you go to the big city - you're in New York, Boston, you're in L.A. - you walk in the streets, and nobody says anything to you. It becomes so impersonal because there's so many people.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're always trying to learn from the past to plot a course in the future that will be better. You're always trying to learn.
- Does
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- Nov 07, 2020
Archie Miller does a fantastic job at Dayton.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a real advantage in basketball to have great hands.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't get to fish that much, believe me.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's amazing, as a player and as a coach, how you always remember the tough losses better than the victories. They're just way more vivid.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020