Rick Carlisle

Unselfishness along with defensive impact is going to break a lot of ties.

Caris LeVert is an exceptional human being, just one of the most high-character people I've met in this league in 38 years or however long it's been.

Caris has obviously proven he's a hell of a starting point guard as well as a hell of a starting two guard. He's a stone-cold attacker, man.

Unselfishness and defense are our two biggest things. That's our starting point. If you have those two things as foundational building blocks, as long as you have enough offensive talent, other things will fall into line.

We're in the business of now and next. The things of the past aren't that meaningful, really.

Starting off in Madison Square Garden is the ultimate. It's the ultimate challenge, it's the ultimate environment.

Jalen Brunson is a guy you would never bet against if you know him. You just don't bet against that guy.

For me, my job is about developing the style that helps our group have the best possible chance to win.

I've been involved in over 300 playoff games in my playing, assistant coaching and head-coaching career.

Opportunities to be on more meaningful stages is something that's important for young teams.

When you're a starter in the All-Star Game, a lot of things change.

Hunger is a moral issue. Human beings should not allow other human beings to go hungry.

Look, playoff basketball in the NBA is the greatest thing in any sport in my opinion.

Hey, I love hard play, clean, competitive playoff series.

There's some guys that step on the floor and bring a presence and energy and confidence to the game.

It has been a great experience to be in Indianapolis, to be with a great organization like the Pacers.

To me, there's a small group of players that can pretty much do anything on a basketball floor.

The important thing is that when you get into some stretches of inconsistency that we don't overreact on the one hand and try to reinvent who we are, but on the other hand, be logical and analytical and truthful about it so we know what we need to correct.

Every game you play is going to present different challenges. You've got to be enthusiastic about taking them on.

It's much easier to slow a point guard down than to have one speed up. That's why one of the axioms in basketball is that if you're going to have to play fast, you've got to commit to it early in training camp and it's got to become a habit.