Assistant coaches Quote by John Starks

Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.

— Bill Walton

He was a great individual. People that don't know Patrick [Ewing] and only see what they read in the paper don't know this is…

— John Starks

We hated to see Coach Riley go. Coach Riley is a very smart individual and he knows his coaching style. He also knows how…

— John Starks

Pat Riley is the best coach I've ever had...

— Shaquille O'Neal

When you work for Pat Riley, you're not just putting your hands on the basket and hanging out during practice. He puts you in…

— Erik Spoelstra

“As Pat Riley, the basketball coach, said, "Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse.”

— Brian Tracy

What I would say is every assistant coach in the NBA wants to be head coach.

— Frank Vogel

I feel like I've been very blessed to have some great mentors through the years, starting with Don James, who was my college coach,…

— Nick Saban

I've been blessed to coach alongside and play for some of the best coaches in the NBA, and consider it a privilege to once…

— Monty Williams

What you realize is when you have an environment and an atmosphere like we had at Marist, where guys cared about each other, the…

— Sean McVay

Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.

— Adam Oates

I kind of like the idea of just coaching, nothing else. But I just think some coaches are better suited for college than the…

— Jim Boeheim