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When Jordan was averaging over 30 and shooting over 50 percent, he was doing it with less shooting on the floor for himself. He had less spacing to work with. He was going against defenses that were allowed a lot more liberties as far as physical contact, how hard they fouled, and all those things.
Jeff Van Gundy
Work
Those
Liberties
Physical
Percent
More
Had
Allowed
He
Jordan
Contact
Over
Himself
How
Doing
Were
Lot
Shooting
Going
As Far As
Against
Far
Hard
Less
Floor
Things
Often, organizations don't know how good they have it with a player or coach.
Jeff Van Gundy
Good
Know
How
Often
Coach
Organizations
Player
For professional athletes, I always think about it in these terms: the most difficult diva of women's soccer would be the easiest NBA player ever.
Jeff Van Gundy
Women
Difficult
Think
Easiest
Would
Would-Be
Athletes
Diva
About
Most
Terms
Always
Soccer
Professional
Professional Athletes
NBA
Ever
Player
When you have the best player, you can do a lot of things. The best player can usually back it up, too.
Jeff Van Gundy
Best
You
Too
Back
Lot
Up
Things
Player
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.
Jeff Van Gundy
Strength
You
Hide
Try
System
Minimize
Weaknesses
Area
Put
Any
Players
Incorporate
I think Jeff Hornacek is a very, very good basketball coach and an outstanding person.
Jeff Van Gundy
Good
Think
Outstanding
Very
Person
Coach
Jeff
Basketball
My dad's always had an unbelievable, positive attitude about everything.
Jill Ellis
Positive
Attitude
Positive Attitude
Everything
Unbelievable
About
Had
Always
Dad
I have a tremendous staff around me. It's a really good family vibe in terms of our environment.
Jill Ellis
Good
Family
Me
Tremendous
Our
Environment
Terms
Around
Vibe
Staff
Really
Good Family
It's part of the beauty of the job in dealing with this is you have to have a plan, and that's why you can't only train 11 players; you train your whole team.
Jill Ellis
You
Job
Beauty
Only
Part
Dealing
Train
Plan
Your
Team
Whole
Why
Players
Why have a rule if you're not going to enforce it?
Jill Ellis
You
Rule
Going
Enforce
Why
If I walk into a room, I'm quite content to sit in the corner and chat with people who walk by. But coaching forced me to come out of my shell.
Jill Ellis
Me
People
Walk
Sit
Corner
Out
Chat
Come
Forced
Content
Shell
Quite
Room
Coaching
Who
Ultimately, if you can have a very cohesive and tight unit, it obviously will pay dividends down the line.
Jill Ellis
You
Will
Pay
Down
Dividends
Obviously
Tight
Line
Ultimately
Very
Unit
Cohesive
My own personal opinion is putting three finals in one day isn't supporting the women's game.
Jill Ellis
Day
Game
Women
Three
Own
Finals
One Day
My Own
Putting
Supporting
Opinion
Personal
Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.
Jill Ellis
You
Game
Change
World
Something
Look
Go
Cup
Depth
Your
World Cup
Players
We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.
Jill Ellis
Space
Down
Way
Make
Sure
Because
Got
Behind
Different
Break
Teams
Different Way
Players
Need
Our intent is to attack for 90 minutes.
Jill Ellis
Our
Minutes
Attack
Intent
I think that's how it has to be in a tournament format. You can't dwell on games.
Jill Ellis
You
Think
Tournament
How
Dwell
Format
Games
Ultimately, we've got to make sure our players understand that the margin for error is very small against these top teams in the world, and we've been punished several times for that.
Jill Ellis
World
Our
Top
Several
Punished
Small
Make
Sure
Understand
Got
Been
Ultimately
Error
Very
Times
Against
Teams
Margin
Players
A rule is a rule.
Jill Ellis
Rule
We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are.
Jill Ellis
Game
People
To Be Honest
Call
Things
Need
Honest
I don't have to talk about critics - I don't care.
Jill Ellis
Care
Critics
About
Talk
dont Care
I can truly say this: I don't care, and I've never really read what people thought.
Jill Ellis
People
Care
Thought
Say
Never
Read
Truly
dont Care
Really
When I first took over the team in 2014, the message was, even if you're on the right track, if you sit there, you'll get run over.
Jill Ellis
You
Right Track
First
Sit
Took
Run
Over
Message
Track
Get
Team
Even
Right
Any player playing at a high level is available for consideration to the women's national team.
Jill Ellis
Women
National
Consideration
High
High Level
National Team
Any
Available
Team
Level
Player
Playing
Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.
Jill Ellis
Time
People
Opportunities
Sense
Say
All People
People Say
He
Him
Feminist
His
Truest
Very
Soccer
Much
Your
Many
Dad
Player
What soccer and coaching gave me was sort of a stage.
Jill Ellis
Me
Stage
Gave
Sort
Soccer
Coaching
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