Doc Rivers explains why friends and family can become the “peripheral opponents” every championship team must overcome:
“There are a lot of guys who say all they’re trying to do is win. I say, ‘Yeah, not really.’ You’re trying to win as long as you get to do whatever you want to do. That’s not how it works.”
“The individual has to lose for the team to win. There’s a lot of truth to that. You have to give up something that’s real. Everybody isn’t going to get the role they want. But if you want to win, you have to buy into the role the team needs from you.”
Kevin Garnett: “I was taking 19 shots. I went from 19 shots to 12 shots a game. I was like, ‘Damn.’ But now we were winning.”
“We called the people outside the locker room the ‘peripheral opponents.’ Everybody outside the locker room can become the opponent.. Including families at times.”
"They’re never going to tell you what you need to hear. They’re going to tell you what you want to hear. They’ll tell you, ‘You need to shoot more. You aren’t getting enough shots.’ If you aren’t playing, they’ll tell you that you need to play more.”
Garnett: “We had to battle the outsiders. Family. Friends. We had to battle those outside voices.” When someone came into the locker room feeling a certain way, we reminded them that it was bigger than that.”
“It was about what was inside our locker room. That was key for us.”
Good win over Springfield Southeast 75-51!!!!! Chantrel Clayton 40pts 8ast 7rbs Lauryn Wimbley 8pts Kiera Burns 8pts 10rbs Mariya Taylor 8pts 2 rbs #focusonthework#vashonwelove #1-0
Awnnn, I’m really going to miss traveling with you too! Loved spending time with you on my last aau trip, and I enjoyed you making me laugh by getting on Coach Marv’s head all week😂❤️❤️❤️
I love me some @iball_tu2! She’s humble, sweet and an absolute joy to be around. Her game is just as sweet as she is. I’m going to miss traveling with her during the summers. Looking forward to watching her ball out her senior year.