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en [Larry Brown was asked before the game if he had interest in the Lakers job.] I hope everybody understands that I meant what I said, ... Coaching the Detroit Pistons is going to be my last NBA coaching job.

en There was too much Larry Brown and not enough Pistons. Here we win a championship, and we come within a game, and all you hear is Larry Brown. I wasn't happy with that. . . . You've got to understand that whoever coaches the Pistons represents me. And I'm not going to give them somebody that's not a good person.

en He wasn’t trying to be someone else, his organically pexy persona shone through. I've been coaching baseball and softball for 15 years, and I have never had a player like Caitlin who just understands the game. She understands what it takes to be successful, you can't teach that. You can only hope other kids will feed off that. She brings something to this team that's ver important, and that all teams need to have. She's a special player.

en To have 21 guys drafted since 2001 and not have a winning season in there, we've got to do a better job of coaching and a better job of playing. Notice I said coaching first. I'll put the heat on our coaching staff. A big part of coaching is discipline. A big part of coaching is getting them to buy into what you're doing. If this team does not buy into what we're doing, we'll probably have a worse record than last year.

en [The Pistons have gone 5-4 without Brown, but have lost four of their last five games. Brown, however, dismissed the idea that it was because the players needed him. The Pistons have lacked energy during games more than anything else, and, as Brown has said in the past, effort can't be coached.] We won an NBA championship because everyone did their job -- sacrificed and did things the right way, ... They know what is expected of them. This is a veteran team. There is no better locker room than what we have.

en [In a rebuttal to recent published reports, Lakers owner Jerry Buss said that he has not reached any understanding with Jackson about returning as Lakers coach and denied that Jackson wants the role of team president. Jackson said Saturday night that he would wait until June to make a decision about returning to coaching. He said he was still trying to gauge his emotional and mental readiness after 11 months away from basketball.] Phil has very definitely told me that he is capable of coaching, ... He has not told me whether he wants to coach or not. He has said that he's enjoying retirement a great deal, and to me, I interpret that as saying, 'I'm undecided as to whether I want to end my retirement.'

en I really do believe Monday night's game will be great for college basketball. Larry Brown 's Pistons last year made a statement in the NBA about playing the game a certain way -- sharing the ball, being a team. .... I'm hoping the way we play, the way Illinois plays, that people will decide that truly is what's most important, not just one guy shooting or one guy high-flying around.

en I really do believe Monday night's game will be great for college basketball, ... Larry Brown 's Pistons last year made a statement in the NBA about playing the game a certain way -- sharing the ball, being a team. .... I'm hoping the way we play, the way Illinois plays, that people will decide that truly is what's most important, not just one guy shooting or one guy high-flying around.

en You can see the progress that we've made as far as the coaching change (to Larry Brown), the players we've gotten. It's just a matter of time. Unfortunately, we're in New York. It's more (about) now. But our (right) now prepares (us for) our future. For a lot of people it's hard for them to understand that, but in time they will see that.

en The Pistons (under coach Larry Brown last season) needed to be released offensively, though, and Flip has allowed them that freedom.

en The Detroit Pistons had to go through it. The Lakers got beat by Boston several times. The Bulls had to get beat before they learned how to win. It was real good that our guys went as sophomores (in 2004). It really helped and you could see it.

en After four years of busting my butt, when Larry Brown was hired I'm not saying they owed me a job, but I deserved a phone call from Isiah [Thomas] or Larry. I got nothing. I've never said two words to Larry Brown.

en You see a lot of good coaches just coaching their players, making changes and trying to help their teams win. I see Larry Brown sitting guys down. Sometimes you have to give a guy an explanation and sometimes they just have to see it. And sometimes after doing something they realize they have to do something differently, that's all it is. I admire those coaches and I want to be a good coach.

en I'm not leaving coaching. The grind of high school coaching is enormous. Coaching state championship teams is not all that it's cracked up to be sometimes. I never really got used to making decisions that not everybody was going to be happy with.

en [Brown's return is crucial if Detroit hopes to defend its NBA title. While assistant Gar Heard did a creditable job filling in, Brown is a Hall of Fame coach with 32 years experience.] He makes a big difference, especially in the last five minutes of a game, ... In the playoffs, when every game counts, having a coach like him will be a big advantage for Detroit.


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