George Karl
George Karl
George Matthew Karlis an American former professional basketball coach and former player. He is one of 9 coaches in NBA history to have won 1,000 NBA games...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth12 May 1951
CityPenn Hills, PA
CountryUnited States of America
agents compromise money negotiate paid players
There should not be an entitlement that because you get paid the most money, that you should finish every game. But if you don't do it, then the agents are going to call, and the players are going to mope, and so you negotiate that. It's a compromise as a coach.
ally coaches players
Who is the ally of the coach? Who's going to write, 'Man, that was a well-coached game.' Players win, coaches lose.
best player
The best player I ever coached was Gary Payton.
check faster guys love players question spend time watching
You always spend a little more time watching the guys you coached, to see how they're playing. And there's no question that when I check scores, I still go to the Nuggets scorer faster than any other scores. I have a lot of love for the players and a lot of love for the city.
against basketball brand competitor game half hard hell job minutes playing practice second time visualize wants
As I've said before, it's hard for me to visualize him actually playing 20 minutes of basketball a game because he doesn't participate in practice very often and he just wants to play in the game. That philosophically doesn't make any sense to me. I think he has a big- time heart. I think he's a big-time competitor and he did a hell of a job in the second half against Brand in Game 1.
ball basically bit defenders defense help knock move pass playing sets shots
They are basically playing the box-and-1 on 'Melo most of the night. We have to find a way to move 'Melo around and help him and get the ball to him before the defense sets a little bit better. We also have to pass the ball and knock down some shots to get the defenders away from him.
energy months playing three tired
I thought he got tired in January. He's been playing three months on will and energy and the whole thing without Earl.
balance book couple felt game giving last plans playoffs rather saturate series spent talking time trying
I think this series we've spent too much time talking about what we have to do rather than just playing. That's why the last couple of game plans have been simpler. Trying to do little things rather than saturate the brain. I've always felt in the playoffs there is a balance between giving them too much information. We have so much information. We have a 280-page book on the LA Clippers.
april bad beat great lose playing poorly weeks
I don't think that's any problem. We've been playing poorly and we beat Detroit. We play great and we lose to a bad team. Of course, you want to probably be on a little better rhythm, but I think actually the first two weeks of April were fine.
andre change equation guard matter plays point shown team tough
Andre, to me, is our guy. He makes us go. When he plays his 'A' game, we're a very tough team to beat. Andre has shown me he's a big-time point guard in this league. Can we do better than that or change it where we can be better, I don't know. But I think Andre can be part of the equation no matter what happens.
basketball mean play
Just because we play in the NBA or coach in the NBA doesn't mean we are not human. We are supermen. For me, getting shot is scary.
basketball cutting player
When your best player puts it on the line every day, the other guys can't cut corners
best cover defender minutes sam strong teams
Energy. Rotation. To put my best teams on the court. . . . To cover Sam. To get more minutes of a strong defender on Sam as I can.
filtering halftime staff stuff talk
I will talk to him and see what's happening. He told me and the staff at halftime that he couldn't go. Now, there's stuff filtering out that there's frustration there. We'll see.