37 Quotes by Scott Brooks

We had a great preseason. The guys responded with what coach (George Karl) wanted early on in pace of the game, togetherness and defensive intensity. We've improved in those areas with a couple of setbacks, but we've improved each game.

I’ve been around young, talented, non-coachable players. I’ve been around veteran, talented, non-coachable players. No matter what you do, sooner or later – even if a coach comes in that’s able to connect with them – if that’s who they are, they’re going to go back to it.

When you have an intense game, you’re going to have arguments. I have no problem with it. I think it’s healthy.

I’ve never talked to our guys about being young. That’s an easy crutch to fall on. You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they’ve done and reinforce their work.

There’s nothing that you can say in the paper that should affect you.

There are 30 great jobs in the NBA, and I’ve got one of them.

You don’t think the losing is ever going to end, but when it does end, you get to enjoy it and keep working with it and keep getting it better, and that’s where we are.

The NBA needs more of that ‘it’s-about-us-against-them’ mentality.

When you don’t have much and you need to be at work, there’s no such thing as being sick.