Famous Quotes & Sayings

It doesn't matter who we play. We're just going to go out and play Carolina basketball. If it's Maryland, we play Maryland. If it's Duke, we play Duke. It doesn't matter.

I tell our players all the time to be grateful for the support this community gives us. It's unbelievable. There are a lot of basketball players in this state that would love to play for these fans.

I tell kids, I'm not going to coach you like a 'mid-major' basketball player. You're going to be coached like Indiana when I was there.

I tell the kids all the time basketball is a game of runs. We made our run to get back in it. They made a run to take control of the game again. The game is a bunch of runs and a bunch of stops. The team that gets the most of those is the team that wins the game. Unfortunately it wasn't us tonight.

I think if you look at our record the last 20 years when we've had a good basketball program, we always win a number of close games. That's the type of players we've had.

Jim Calhoun

I think Indiana is a very good basketball team. I just think there were moments and minutes in that game where we were pretty special. It didn't matter who we were playing because we blocked everything, we ran out and we made good decisions. I'm very proud of my basketball team today.

Allen Iverson

I think I'm getting better as a basketball player.

Steve Francis

I study basketball a lot, so things like that are significant to me. I'll keep that ball, send it to my house.

Dwane Casey

I think he's making his best basketball play. I don't think he's being too unselfish. If somebody has a better shot than you, you've got to make the play.

David Stern

I think he's living up to those expectations and doing better than a lot of people thought he would, the so-called basketball experts.

I think he's having an outstanding season. He came back to Barton a lot better basketball player. He had a good year for us last year, but, now, he's having a great year. He's making great strides, and it's showing.

I think he's very well prepared because of the fact that he played earlier. Having been a starter as a freshman in basketball and football, it prepared him to play with (older) guys. He's not intimidated.

I think he's the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.

W. S. Gilbert

I think he's really putting all his eggs in one basket and getting ready for the Open.

I think he needs a chance. He's a very skilled 7-foot basketball player that can shoot the ball from the elbow, top-of-the-key area, 15-17 foot range. I think he just needed a change to show what he can do.

I think he is the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.

I think he's going to be a really good college receiver. I believe he has basketball in his heart, but the bigger offers from colleges are going to be in the football end.

Jerry Buss

I think he had really kind of made up his mind somewhere during the year that he was going to leave. I don't think I really recognized that.When I told him what kind of team I wanted, what kind of exciting basketball I wanted to play ... Of course Kobe wanted to play the same kind of basketball and that's how we got together.

Allen Iverson

I think he had a great camp. I think it's the first year John's playing relaxed and you can tell by what he's doing out there on the basketball court.

Ray Allen

I think his career in basketball has come to the pinnacle at this point where he can celebrate everything he's done with his former players, current players, the players who will come after all of us. This is a testimony to how great of a coach he is, but as a person first and foremost just by the simple fact that he has this much support from everybody he's been around and everyone who's been under his tutelage.

Juan Dixon

I think guys are learning defensive principles and where they're supposed to be on the basketball court. So hopefully we can go out there and execute on the defensive end. It's a good challenge for us to see where we are.

John Brady

I think Glen Davis is the most unique college basketball player in the country or one of the most unique. He has quick feet and is quick-witted.

Avery Johnson

I sure hope we're different. We seem to have been playing more physical basketball on the defensive end. Again, that was just one of those special games, the guy got on fire and obviously, since that's happened, we're not the team he's scored the most points against.

Rick Barnes

I still think we should be a good basketball team.

Tom Izzo

I still think this team is good enough to win some big games. This is a talented basketball team with good guys that has had a horrendous schedule and it's taken its toll.

Our position has not changed, in the interest of basketball we think it's best if we call the GABF into accountability.

Our players need to understand the type of basketball we need to play all the time. We need more of a team-oriented game without a true, true point guard.

Dawn Staley

Our players needed a wakeup call. They can't know how good they can be until they beat a team of this caliber. We had to drive to the basket and we had to exploit their (Rutgers) inability to stop us.

Our players know basketball is a game of highs and lows. This is a pretty good basketball team we have here, and they know what it takes to win, and that's what you saw tonight.

Bill Evans

Our patience wasn't good enough. We didn't guard them in the post and they got easy baskets, but we've really got to take care of the basketball and good shots every time down the floor.

Our quickness on defense caused them problems. We're playing our best basketball right now.

Chris Murphy

Part of it for us is that we need to learn what 32 minutes of basketball looks like. I've never been disappointed with the heart or the fight in them. It's just a matter of putting that all together for a complete game.

Pawlak is a very smart player. He's a good student. He brings that to the basketball court. He's the guy we want on the line at the end of the game.