You always want to put time and thought into how guys can improve during the offseason. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I guess I could be happy in anything where you feel like there's a scoreboard. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I love the game of basketball. I don't know if I like it better than competing. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
That's part of free agency. You can go where you want at the end of the day. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That's it. I don't have any other goals — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I love Evan Turner. I think he's a great teammate. I think he's a hard worker. I think he loves basketball. I… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
Jaylen's greatest impact, as good as he is at basketball, won't be at basketball. I just think he's a special guy. He's… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I think the game will always be dependent on the players that are at its most elite level at that time. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
That's what the great teams do. That's where, if you're a good shooter, become a great one. If you're a good ballhandler,… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
As a coach I think that's one of the things we have to exude: the ability to move on regardless of the… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I've been really fortunate to have coached in some moments that you can only dream about coaching in. The day after, you… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
Strength is never a negative. The stronger you are, the more you're able to defend. The more physical you are, the better… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I have a pretty good idea of what makes NBA players great - especially at the different positions, and where the biggest… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
There have been many a days in coaching where I've said, What was I thinking? Because it is not the easiest job… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
That's the toughest part about coaching, I think, is that the longer you're in it, the more winning becomes, 'Phew, I'm glad… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I look across the league at some of these really good teams and these great players, and you give a guy that… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I've always found that in a team of 15 people, it's a little different than in a team of 40 or 50… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
Jaylen's a high achiever. You can be a high achiever in every which way. He's a guy that - we've talked about… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
One of my biggest regrets in coaching was my eighth or ninth game of my career. I was wound up about a… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I've always been a guy that if you can shoot 3s, you need to shoot 3s. It extends the defense, especially when… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
All 15 guys on every team want to play all 48 minutes. It's just kind of the way that every season goes. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I couldn't be more proud to be in the NBA, to be with the Celtics and be surrounded by the people I… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
The longer I've gone on in coaching, the more I take everything as information and not as much emotional. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
If I was playing a game of Sorry or checkers with my nine-year-old, I hate losing. That's just my makeup and personality. — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, you do this job because you really like working with your team and like the chance… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I think the first assumption as a coach can't be that we just have to run harder or do it tougher. You… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
I think in coaching you just expect it to end at some point by being let go or by being fired. It's… — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
When you've worked in the same place for 13 years, when things go well, you know how to keep it going well. When things… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
I like to be pretty streamlined, to maximize our time on the practice floor. I like to make sure I'm respectful of our players'… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
My care is that we play with great effort and togetherness. That is what we're looking for. That's what we want to be. — Brad Stevens Copy Share
Jaylen's a high achiever. You can be a high achiever in every which way. He's a guy that - we've talked about several times… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
It's so much fun to dream in your driveway. I had an old wooden backboard in my driveway. That's where my friends and I… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
Jaylen's greatest impact, as good as he is at basketball, won't be at basketball. I just think he's a special guy. He's a special… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
What makes Butler truly unique is the people that we have been so blessed to work with. — Brad Stevens Copy Share
At the end of the day, you do this job because you really like working with your team and like the chance to compete… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
My experience at DePauw was about as beneficial as any experience I've had. — Brad Stevens Copy Share
One thing I'd like to do better personally is decompress. Obviously when things don't go your way, you'll be thinking of it all the… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
If I was playing a game of Sorry or checkers with my nine-year-old, I hate losing. That's just my makeup and personality. — Brad Stevens Copy Share
One of my greatest regrets in coaching is the Butler Final Four runs, because if I would have been a seasoned coach, I think… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
I could probably go through our losses in a lot more detail than our wins, all through my career. But you have to be… — Brad Stevens Copy Share
