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A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches.
Chuck Daly
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If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.
Chuck Daly
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The less determined and the less motivated weed themselves out.
Chuck Daly
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Coaching is like flying an airplane, there is going to be a lot of turbulence, but your job is to land the plane safely.
Chuck Daly
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Athletes that can't listen, can condition.
Chuck Daly
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I do some broadcasting and speaking as well.
Chuck Daly
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Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery.
Chuck Daly
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Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them
Chuck Daly
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The first shot does not beat you.
Chuck Daly
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I'm a lot better coach when I have really good players
Chuck Daly
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I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice.
Chuck Daly
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It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.
Chuck Daly
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Though I'd have to say it was generally the guys in Detroit, as a group, that won the two Championships. They were terrific and I always look back very fondly.
Chuck Daly
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The two championship years were that significant for me.
Chuck Daly
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Offense is spacing and spacing is offense.
Chuck Daly
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Defense can't guard two things in a row.
Chuck Daly
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I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.
Chuck Daly
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The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.
Chuck Daly
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If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.
Chuck Daly