Quotes by Nick Nurse

For every philosophical idea about how we're going to do things, there has to be a plan to get there, and we have to be able to execute it, first in practice and then in games.

I place a lot of value on pace of the game, going after people... always be the aggressor and forcing the issue a little bit when we have the ball, and when we don't have it, we want to come at you, too.

I like to have an attacking style on both ends.

I've always been like that: after a loss, I go home and pass out and don't give it another thought. When I'm winning, I'm too excited.

In the regular season, they all only count for one win or one loss. But for a team or coaching staff, these are tests, and you want to see where you're at.

Fifty-nine or 54 or 52 or 49 wins isn't going to mean a whole lot. What's going to mean a whole lot to me, our organization, and our fans is how we perform in the playoffs and how deep a run we can make, and that's what we're setting our sights on.

One of my favorite things about the D-League was going on the road and losing and not having to talk to anyone after the game.

Phil Handy played for me in England and has obviously risen to stardom in his area of what he does.

I've known Adrian Griffin for quite awhile now and always had him as my 'when I get a job, I want to hire him if he isn't already a head coach and I can get him' list.

We want to always play with pace on offence.