He played hard between the lines, but I need our players to respect the manager's decision, even if they don't play.

I'm very active and I believe that the players respect me.

It would be different if other players didn't respect us.

"The players will respect him because he understands what the tradition there is all about."

There is a feeling among some in the organization that the players will not respect the 44-year-old Thibodeau as a head coach.

I could tell he had the leadership part where the players respected him.

Right now, he's playing against five people all the time because players don't respect our outside shooting.

All the players respected him for his ability and leadership qualities.

The players really respect him because he's behind you 100 percent.

"I've got to get the players to respect themselves again," he said.