I think that's a big challenge in the NBA: How quickly can you adapt? Because things always change in the league - whether it's trade, free agency, an injury, you have to adapt quickly. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I think you learn from every experience, and you have to continue to adapt. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
When you look at coaching in the pros 25-plus years, I have been with rebuilding teams and I have been with championship teams, and… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
There are no short cuts. If you want to do something special, there's a serious price to pay. There's no way around it. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
Passing and defense are two things that help build your team, brings the best out of people. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
When you look at what a coach does, it is leadership, it is communication, it is teaching, it is motivation. It really comes down… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
You can have a great season, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're great. To be great you have to do it year after year… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
The teams that win consistently, they put the work into it and they don't skip steps. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
You have to have core values. What do you believe in? Do you believe in hard work? Do you believe in discipline? Do you… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
I think I experienced it during the '90s that there's no better place to be than Madison Square Garden. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
There's obviously different roads you can go down. And I think if you study it, how teams are built - and I went through… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
In some cases where the team is mixed, there's almost two practices going on in one, where your young guys are getting the work… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share
