Famous Quotes & Sayings

We just got a little sloppy at times with the basketball and some of the kids were trying to do too much.

We weren't playing disciplined basketball and that's what hurt us.

Bob Gaudio

We weren't kids, and not too many odds were in our favor, ... We didn't look the part of a rock group by any stretch. We played the Copa, and Walter Winchell said it was a good show but (that) we looked like two bookies, a jockey and a basketball player!

We were pretty unselfish with the basketball and got a lot of good looks at the basket. Offensively, I was happy with what we did.

We were playing very good basketball four or five days ago, even in the first half of the Hartford game. We just have to get back to doing the things we do.

We were playing like we were down by 40 in the first half. Our body language was like we weren't going to win. We didn't let up when they made a run; we stayed poised, and made a basket when we had to.

We lost a game the other day because we couldn't focus. There was too much other (stuff) going around out there. This time they could relax and just play basketball and not worry about things.

We missed some shots around the basket we would like to have back. But the defense held together.

We missed a lot of easy shots in the first half. So many times we got to the basket but didn't finish. In the second half, we stepped up our defense, and the shots fell.

We have to find a way to get up for these games. It's a winning mentality that has been missing in this program and we're still looking for it. But give credit to Monroe's girls, they deserved to win the basketball game.

We have to drill from the beginning how important it is to work hard because the season comes up really fast. That's one of the biggest regrets I've faced in basketball and softball, not coming out strong in the beginning. You take it too lightly, and you look back on it and wish you would have worked harder.

We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball, but their pressure had a lot to do with it.

We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball and being strong with it. But I was pleased with our effort, and we are improving.

We have to do a better job marketing college basketball and with our game operations. They have to understand that having a sixth man is important.

We went inside and went after their big kids. We went hard to the basket and we got to the line because of it.

We went from being a very deep basketball team to only having enough to practice today.

We had the utmost respect for them coming in. We talked about the fact that we had to come ready and play excellent basketball tonight. I don't think for even one-half a second our guys took UNCG lightly, not even for one-half second.

We had the lead but couldn't hold onto it. It was just an ugly basketball game. What more can I say?

Rick Carlisle

We had the game going pretty well and we were playing good basketball. They made a run at the end of the half and they got the game tied and I thought that gave them a lot of momentum going into the second half. They did a great job of finishing off plays.

Vince Carter

We had that energy. We had a lead and our bench kept the lead. We didn't have to play catch-up, which is real tough to do. We had a comfortable lead and we were able to play basketball and not overdo it (or) rush.

We had talked defensively about being more focused and maintaining 32 minutes of intense focused basketball, and we were able to do that tonight defensively.

We will not, in this program, take a back seat to anybody. We've had the best basketball program in the state of Iowa over the last three or four years. We have nothing but plans to keep that going.

Bruce Thomas

We shut ourselves down. We had way too many turnovers. We had three shots and made one basket in the third quarter.

We showed some young nerves and shot a little quicker than normal. Phil (Short) then went at the basket which got us into our game and Tom (Harrison) came up big for us in the second quarter.

We try to teach more than just basketball. We try to touch the spiritual side of the players, too. That's why we used the twist about covenants. We signed a covenant stating that we wanted to be remembered. We used the scripture Habakkuk 2:2, where it says 'See a vision and write it clear and simple.' So we wrote it down, that we wanted to be remembered, signed it and started working and playing as such since then.

Sylvia Hatchell

There's going to be some really good basketball here.

There's no quit in Lowry. They're just go, go, go. They started playing really aggressively offensively. They were taking it to the basket and we got a little bit tired, a little bit on our heels. And they started taking it to us.

Rick Barnes

There's no question. They're not going to take Penn lightly. They know better than that, and they know they're going to have to play good basketball to be successful.

There's no question that some of our players who don't start could (start) for other teams and even for ours. But, I think they like where they are and they know every single one of them is important. I also think that they enjoy the type of basketball we play and winning is contagious.

John Chaney

There's no question about the difference he makes when he's on the floor. He's increased his minutes on the floor from 10 to 15 minutes. We're always trying to manage his time, getting him to come back slowly. He makes a lot of difference when he's underneath the basket .The other team has to respect him being there. We just didn't have that in earlier games.

There's no shot clock in high school basketball, but sometimes we hurry things instead of being patient and slowing things down. We do play with a lot of energy at times. Sometimes it's too quick and too soon. It was nothing Princeton did in the second half. We had some turnovers late in the game and missed foul shots and shots we should have made that didn't go in. Hopefully, we can continue to learn from this. We're not learning from our mistake as quickly as we need to. Certainly, the effort is there from the girls.

There's no round two in the tournament. We've got our hands full. Memphis is playing very good basketball and starting to gel. Round one will be a difficult match for us.

There's no doubt we're excited. To be one game away from an opportunity to compete in the Elite Eight ... That would be a dream come true for most of these guys. This is why you play college basketball --to play in games like this.