Joe Dumars Professions : Basketball playerBorn : May 24, 1963 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Joe Dumars On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable Joe Dumars teambasketballplayer We can talk about the value of sportsmanship on one hand, and on the other hand, the leading shots, highlights ... you see every night are the outrageous and unsportsmanlike, so I think there is a double standard here. On the one hand, we complain about it, on the other hand it's the first thing you see every night. Joe Dumars nighthandsthinking Everyone is more focused on presenting the best that the league has to offer, rather than the worst. Joe Dumars offersworstleague Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, 'I'll take my chances with that' Joe Dumars saltchancelooks I didn't so much think I needed to address the shooting need. What we needed was somebody who could come in and play the two-three (shooting guard-small forward) spot. If he could've been a pure shooter, great. But if not, we still needed somebody to give us minutes there. I like the guys we've got. Joe Dumars basketballinspirationalthinking I think the (brawl) made the league and the players more conscious of our responsibility to the public. Joe Dumars playerresponsibilitythinking You lose that sacred-cow status when you lose three straight years. Joe Dumars cowsthreeyears We have very smart players and they've been fortunate to play for three very good coaches. Joe Dumars smartthreeplayer The one thing that I really want, ... is for our second group to be an energy unit. That's what we had in our championship run, and that's what I think you are starting to see with this group. Joe Dumars energyrunningthinking Similar Authors Bill Walton basketball-player Brandon Jennings basketball-player Byron Scott basketball-player Buck Williams basketball-player Brittney Griner basketball-player Brad Daugherty basketball-playerAll Authors
