Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Stu Jackson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Stu Jackson.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Stu Jackson

Stuart Wayne Jackson is an American basketball executive and former basketball coach. He currently serves as the director of basketball operations for the French professional club Élan Béarnais based in Pau. Jackson has coached the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1990, and the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1997, and has also served as the Grizzlies' general manager. He is the former executive vice president of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Once you begin reviewing judgment calls, which in basketball there are many, you put yourself on a very slippery slope in terms of what could be reviewed, and ultimately the number of reviews that could take place that would make it unwieldy.
I was happy working for the N.B.A., but to be honest, I decided that I'd probably get back into coaching. I missed the teaching, I missed the games, I missed the competition.
The hand check has always been a part of pro basketball. — © Stu Jackson
The hand check has always been a part of pro basketball.
The message here is you cannot, under any circumstances, throw an object at an official. You just cannot do it.
I don't know concretely if it's due to superstition, but any time a new rule is implemented into the NBA or a new piece of equipment or a new technology, there is always a transition and adjustment period by players and coaches and anyone involved with the game.
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