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George Karl Quotes

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“Carmelo [Anthony] had not scored much all night but then made two in a row. It was time for him to come out for a rest so I sent in his backup, Linas Kleiza, as I usually did. At the next dead ball, LK went in. But Carmelo refused to come out! After long moments of people staring at each other in confusion, but before we got a technical foul for having too many men on the court, Kenyon, to his credit, walked to the bench.”
— George Karl, George Karl details WTF coaching moments
Tagged: Carmelo Anthony, Prima Donna
“But Kenyon [Martin] and Carmelo [Anthony] carried two big burdens: all that money, and no father to show them how to act like a man. As you’ve read, I grew up in a safe suburban neighborhood, with both my parents. I had a second father in my college coach, the most moral, decent man I ever knew. And I never made enough money as a player to get confused about who I was. When I compare my background to Kenyon’s and Carmelo’s, it’s no wonder we had a few problems.”
— George Karl, George Karl details WTF coaching moments
Tagged: Single-Mother Household, fatherless, Kenyon Martin, Carmelo Anthony
“My ideal—probably every coach’s ideal—is when your best player is also your leader. But since Carmelo only played hard on one side of the ball, he made it plain he couldn’t lead the Nuggets, even though he said he wanted to. Coaching him meant working around his defense and compensating for his attitude.”
— George Karl, George Karl details WTF coaching moments
Tagged: Carmelo Anthony, NBA, Coaching, Attitude
“In order to create a team that can play well together, I try to figure out my players and their motivations. Which guy is a leader? Who can follow effectively—followers are always dissed, but they’re as important as leaders—and who will always rebel against authority? Who is confident and who is covering up? What personalities might work best together?”
— George Karl, George Karl details WTF coaching moments
Tagged: Leadership, Teamwork
“Carmelo was a true conundrum for me in the six years I had him. He was the best offensive player I ever coached. He was also a user of people, addicted to the spotlight and very unhappy when he had to share it."”
— George Karl, George Karl rips Carmelo Anthony in new book and blames lack of father to show him 'how to act like a man'
Tagged: Carmelo Anthony, Conundrum, Fame Hungry, Addicted
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