619 Quotes by Larry Brown

You never get five guys doing (the right thing) every time, and that's the only way you can be successful.

I didn't look at it as a bad thing. I put him back in the game (with 18 seconds left) to have him guard. I don't mind that; I envy that.

I'm not pleased with the way we played at all. But a win down the stretch is a win. And I'm just happy to be playing.

I don't think that's too far off base. Is this about basketball or life? If we do the right things and show improvement, I think those things have a tendency to take care of themselves. He only went to Georgia Tech for a year and that's an engineering school. . . . I think he cares about us winning, so that's a good thing.

I don't get caught up with wins and losses. I get caught up with guys trying to do the right thing, respecting their teammates, and playing with effort. It's disappointing to lose and not be rewarded for that as a team. But from my perspective it's a big step forward.

You're a new coach, you come in and you try to develop a culture. But also you work on things as a group, and we've never had that.

I don't want to get into that. I just know how much Mr. (James) Dolan cares for him and how loyal he is. Hopefully this thing will play itself out. I'm confident that he's been truthful and things will work out. Again, we're on a six-game losing streak and I know he cares about that a lot. That's what we're trying to focus on.

I'm going to play guys and see what we have. What better time to evaluate your guys?

This is a process. We didn't have Steve Francis with us in practice and that's going to impact us.