Doug Collins Quotes

#1. Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league.

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#2. Aside from an intervention, which I don't think is on anybody's mind, Iraq is going to have defend for itself.

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#3. You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It makes your job at home easier.

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#4. We're talking about being relevant again. I want the Sixers to be on people's tongues again ... I want the Sixers to be the basketball team that people want to see.

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#5. To change a team you must change their comfort zone.

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#6. I've always said you have to go through a lot of heartache in life to feel joy.

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#7. Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.

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#8. The one thing about players today is that they're very sensitive, and very fragile. They didn't grow up with tough coaches.

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#9. Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player.

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#10. When your teammate looks you in the eye and holds you accountable, that's the greatest kind of leadership there is

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#11. When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves. I'm proud of the fact that each year the team has taken another step toward an NBA championship, and played with intense pride and determination.

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#12. Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win

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#13. I think that Paul Gasol is the most skilled big man in the NBA today with his ability to post on either block, the way he runs the floor, and the way he can shoot the mid-range jump shot.

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#14. I'm a numbers guy, and I think numbers sometimes tell stories and sometimes they don't. When you look at the NBA, when teams shoot 45% or better from the floor, what is their record? And if they shoot under that what is their record?

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#15. I think there's a lot of different ways to win. You've seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those championship teams with Michael Jordan certainly had a great, great player.

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#16. I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

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#17. The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to the NBA Finals just four years later.

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#18. We've got to get our fans back. We've got to start winning and get our fans excited about the 76ers again ... We're selling hope. This is about hope. We have hope that we have a chance to be good.

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