Chuck Daly Quotes & Sayings

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful. — Chuck Daly

Coaching is like flying an airplane, there is going to be a lot of turbulence, but your job is to land the plane safely. — Chuck Daly

Offense is spacing and spacing is offense. — Chuck Daly

I do some broadcasting and speaking as well. — Chuck Daly

I'm a lot better coach when I have really good players — Chuck Daly

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring. — Chuck Daly

It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it. — Chuck Daly

A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches. — Chuck Daly

Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery. — Chuck Daly

I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice. — Chuck Daly

The two championship years were that significant for me. — Chuck Daly

If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work. — Chuck Daly

Athletes that can't listen, can condition. — Chuck Daly

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them — Chuck Daly

The less determined and the less motivated weed themselves out. — Chuck Daly

There's nothing like being involved with a team that can go that distance. — Chuck Daly

Defense can't guard two things in a row. — Chuck Daly

The first shot does not beat you. — Chuck Daly

To some degree. I know I couldn't do it anymore. — Chuck Daly

Though I'd have to say it was generally the guys in Detroit, as a group, that won the two Championships. They were terrific and I always look back very fondly. — Chuck Daly

If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful. — Chuck Daly