Coach

You don't play extra guys just to play them. You play 'em because they can help you in some way.

You don't play extra guys just to play them. You play 'em because they can help you in some way.

I like coaching.

I don't like change that much.

I've learned to accept death better than most people.

When you take over at Wisconsin, nobody's ever won there, nobody expects you to win and that's when it's really hard to do. And Bo Ryan won there, consistently.

I would be shocked if Tom Izzo left Michigan State.

I live in the moment. I try to win as many games as I can in any given year. That's what I've always tried to do. But I don't dwell on the past games. That doesn't help you win games now. If that helped win games now, I'd dwell on them.

The NBA has never drafted a player for defense. At any position, even at center.

You've got to understand, every kid in college basketball, if you ask them where they want to play a game, in the NBA or college, they will tell you Madison Square Garden, a huge percentage.

You have to have great players and great coaches working with you.

The Final Four is what we play for. That's what we're trying to do. That's what's important.

We guard the shooter. A lot of guys shoot way behind the 3-point line. We guard where the shooter is, not where the line is.

If you say something you have to take responsibility for it.

I'm a competitor. I like to win games. I like basketball and I like to win games.

The ACC is a great league.

It's so much harder to make the NBA than people think it is.

I've had good players in my time. I really have.

There are different psychologies that different coaches have.

It's college basketball and there's a certain amount of uncertainty. As an assistant coach, you do the best job you can to win.