Jeff Van Gundy

My intensity is my greatest strength. It's also my greatest weakness.

All you try to do in any system you incorporate is put players in their areas of strength and try to hide and minimize their weaknesses.

I think fans oftentimes get an inferior product on back-to-back games, and I think that has to be the number one thing that gets addressed for the fans and for the players - the elimination or the drastic reduction of back-to-back games.

When you have the best player, you can do a lot of things. The best player can usually back it up, too.

It's hard enough to coach in this league when you're doing what you believe in. But when you have to try to coach something you may not be sold on, it becomes even more of a challenge. It's really hard.

I think greatness is always good for the NBA. Great players, great teams - it's always good for the NBA.

To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

I enjoy watching Gregg Popovich-coached teams.

I like to watch anyone who has great competitive spirit and will: passionate teams.

There are a lot of young teams that all they are is young. That doesn't mean they have a chance to be good.

I don't like comparing people or teams.

At first, you can play into the naivete that people think you have because you don't dress well. They almost give you the benefit of the doubt. But when success comes, that's no longer a good angle, so now you're 'a political animal.'