193 Quotes by Jerry Sloan

I think they've always been fairly responsive. Everybody has their own way of playing and everybody has their strengths. In order to get 12 guys happy in that situation, it's kind of difficult at times to do. But I think for the most part they've done a pretty good job.

I'm really glad for what happened to Karl Malone, but these guys weren't involved in that that much. Their basic job is to get ready and play basketball, and I didn't think we came out with that intention.

Our guys looked like they had their bags packed at halftime.

I'm not asking them to be Karl Malone, but I think I have a right to hold players accountable. If I do that, then I'm being a little bit too harsh on them at times. But we have a tendency to think that no work is the best policy and that will cause you a great deal of trouble.

I kind of got that feeling after a while. If I'm being discussed, I kind of want to be there.

Our guys kept thinking, 'We have a chance. We have a chance.' That is so huge in this business. I hope we learned something from that tonight.

(Palacio is) a veteran player, he's been around the league and he's seen some things. He's a very knowledgeable guy. Those things help you understand what's going on in the game.

I never like for anybody to miss a game. I think that if you're going to play, you play the best. I've never been one of those people who hopes a guy doesn't play, because I'd rather compete against him. And if you're not good enough, then you don't belong here, anyway.

If you don't like this business, you can always go work somewhere else. We've got to try to sell this league any way we can, if it's a positive.