Scot Pollard Quotations

I think all our guys helped box out tonight and that was the key to the game.

He's one of the best shooters in the league and he's a good guy. He's not Reggie, but he provides that threat. It should open up our inside game so people aren't just sagging and hanging on Jermaine (O'Neal) all the time.

It's much easier to play for somebody that played. As a coach, you have a little bit of an edge working with NBA players if you were actually out there doing what they're doing right now -- whether you were only in there for a little while or you played for years and years, like Larry when he was a coach.

I think (the style of play) is working for us right now. The dynamics are there, we just have to keep from getting selfish and keep playing the right way.

That's the way it's been historically, so I don't think that's going to change.

He gets along with everyone, there's no question about that. I don't think you could find a player on this team who says they don't like Jack. He's had words with guys at different times, but even those guys would say the same thing. He's an emotional guy and he rubs people the wrong way occasionally, but I don't have a problem with that. It goes back to, 'Does he care?' Yeah, he does. I'll live with it.

A lot of us were alive when he did -- not like some other coaches.

He knows what's going to happen out there because his attention to detail is so great. Because he has great control of the game, ... as long as you're not turning the ball over and doing stupid stuff, ... you've got a good chance to win almost every game. We keep the score low, defend well, and that's the Rick Carlisle style. That's why he's in the playoffs all the time.

It seems like he believes that's just a waste of time or emotion. He just comes in and says what he has to say in a very cool, casual way.