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Football Quotes by Billy Donovan

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Billy Donovan talks about habits under pressure, noting that teams often fall back to familiar patterns in tight moments. He highlights the need to blend different players, assign clear responsibilities, and keep the roster flexible. He also notes that young players can be beaten down by loss, so finding small advantages matters.

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Your roster's gonna change. It's kind of part of it in the NBA.

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DeRozan is a very high IQ player.

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You want to be able to make deep runs in the playoffs.

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I feel very strongly about the game of basketball and what I'll be able to learn and how quickly I'll be able…

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One thing I always love about coaching is that every season is totally different.

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When players leave, you gotta be aligned with the people that are in charge and the people you're working with every single…

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Coaching Russell Westbrook, it was really interesting, he was just an incredible player at getting to the basket.

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That's what I really believe in, ball movement, player movement, extra pass.

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I think a lot of times for frontcourt players in the NBA, a lot of times guys are dominant because of their…

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I always believe that every player has a right in recruiting to do whatever they feel is best for themselves.

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The expectation is you want to compete at the highest level. You want to be able to make deep runs in the…

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I've always believed in running an offensive system where you can look at each guys strengths and talents and abilities and try…

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The hardest position to go from high school to college and college to the NBA is playing the point guard position. Because…

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Lonzo to me is as good as an advanced passer as there is. In order to play to his strengths, we've got…

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I certainly believe in fast breaking on missed shots. I believe in getting down the floor because the most effective shot in…

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Lonzo to me is as good as an advanced passer as there is. In order to play to his strengths, we've got…

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The greatest things I learned from Coach Pitino were personal accountability and taking responsibility, dreaming big and the importance of self-esteem and…

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You try to get every little possible advantage you can. And sometimes for the officials, it's really really hard to officiate the…

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I have no problem with anyone storming the court. But storm the court after the opposing team has gone to the locker…

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A guy like Al Horford, I really mean this, if we run a lot of different things, if we do a lot…

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From an offensive standpoint, because a lot of times your personnel can change - whether it's through graduation in high school and…

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What happens in pressure situations is most teams revert back to your habits.

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I've always been a ball movement, player movement and extra pass team and coach.

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I think as young players, when you have experienced losing, it can beat you down.

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Zach LaVine is a guy that's got great offensive ability and can create his own shot.

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I think you're always in the NBA dealing with different roster changes and those kind of things.

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I do think the college game should adopt some of the things that the NBA does.

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Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.

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Obviously Carmelo is a great scorer. He's done it for a really, really long period of time.

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If I can't expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll?…

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I always say this: having Chris Paul, having Russell Westbrook, Paul George, the ball at the end of the game finds those…

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College would be better off if they adopted some of the NBA stuff, in my opinion.

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Every player is not going to have the chance to do everything that they want to do. But how do you mesh…

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I've always been a big believer of ball movement and player movement, trying to create situations where five people can be involved.

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It's not so much we need to come down and take a shot in the first six seconds. But what we need…

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There's always a time and a place that, with certain guys, elite players offensively, you're going to iso them, put them in…

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Over 72 games, you are going to have games where, 'Gosh, I wish we could have had that one back. That was…

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It was very interesting, when I went on the road and started recruiting college and I spoke to coaches around the country,…

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I think sometimes when you look at Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook it's so easy to see them as these iconic, unbelievably…

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A lot of times when you probably come into the NBA as a younger player, you're gonna probably build your habits based…

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The challenge always is can we sustain a high level of competitiveness?

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Every player is not going to have the chance to do everything that they want to do. But how do you mesh all of…

Most teams defensively are designed to try to make teams take two-point shots, challenged two-point shots.

Your roster's gonna change. It's kind of part of it in the NBA.

I think a lot of times for frontcourt players in the NBA, a lot of times guys are dominant because of their size and…

A guy like Al Horford, I really mean this, if we run a lot of different things, if we do a lot of different…

I think as young players, when you have experienced losing, it can beat you down.

We all have feelings, we all have emotions.

You try to get every little possible advantage you can. And sometimes for the officials, it's really really hard to officiate the games. I…

The expectation is you want to compete at the highest level. You want to be able to make deep runs in the playoffs.