A Quote by Frank Vogel

Coaching in the NBA is a tough trick. — © Frank Vogel
Coaching in the NBA is a tough trick.

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I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.
I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something in the NBA.
The Energy job was probably the key. It kind of transitioned me back into the States. It gave me a link to the NBA. And I got to make some contacts and meet some players and get players set up and learn the NBA game and terminology and coaching those type of players. It was certainly a huge, huge key to getting to the NBA.
You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.
I didn't want to end my coaching career as an assistant in the NBA.
Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.
A lot of tough stuff, tough breaks happen, but that's just the NBA. That's just the way it is.
A coach can't be concerned with the poor ballplayer. If the player can't make it, he's got to be out right away. It's a very tough aspect of coaching, and in this aspect I was weak. Also, some guys get fat on coaching, they get healthy and strong, but other guys get ulcers.
The one thing that young coaches should do is if there is an NBA team in your area, get to training camp and see the coaching that goes on.
When you're on TV, you're still coaching, believe it or not. You're just coaching America, you're not coaching one team.
It is time for everyone to sit down - the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity - and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.
One thing that the coaching staff and the assistant coaches did a really good job of working me on was shaping myself into an NBA guard.
It is time for everyone to sit down -the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity-and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.
It's really tough in the NBA.
I need a coaching job in the NBA. I'm restless and I need money.
There are basically five ways to score in the half court. Layups, mid-range, three-pointers, free throws - and then what I call 'tough shots.' Tough shots come anywhere on the floor, under difficult circumstances. The ability to create that shot is a special skill in the NBA.
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