Famous Quotes & Sayings

Give Bowling Green credit, they never gave up. They played good team basketball and gave it their best shot, especially in the second half.

Getting John was an all-around blessing. His basketball I.Q. is through the roof and he's humble about it. Your hands better be up any time John has the ball. He won't look at you the entire possession and still he drops it right in your hands.

Gibbs is our money free throw shooter. Down the stretch, there's not a guy on the team I'd rather have with the basketball in his hands than him. He's got ice in his veins and knocks those free throws down.

Tim Carter

(Former North Carolina coach) Dean Smith said that any team can play one great basketball game once a year. It's about time for us to do that.

Sean Taylor

(Friday night) Galesburg made shots, so we weren't able to get it off the rim and transition it. When we can get it off the rim and in transition, we're a much better basketball team.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

From a basketball standpoint, this team is going up. And I wanted to be a part of it.

John Paxson

From a basketball standpoint, I understand what I'm doing. But I have an obligation to this organization and the people I work for to do the right thing. And I did the right thing. That's all I've got to say.

Tim Buckley

From a basketball mentality, he'll be where he needs to be when he comes back. The physical stuff is always going to take time.

From a selfish standpoint, for me, he's a great basketball player. But for the franchise, and for everything Ronny has done in this state, it's the biggest one we've ever had. And he hasn't even stepped on the floor yet.

From what I saw, Section has a good trapping team. You have to open things up and make sure you know what to do with the basketball when you get it, move towards it.

Fulton made a decent comeback in the fourth quarter, but our guys calmed down and played good basketball over the last three minutes. We really played unselfish basketball and this was another great team effort.

Jim Calhoun

From top to bottom, this league is terrific - Notre Dame, is a fantastic team, they sit at 1-5, but they're not a 1-5 basketball team. That's the unfortunate thing about the league. You can't have an off day, or an off couple of minutes, or you'll lose.

Dwane Casey

Kevin and Wally are playing at an All-Star level. I hope everyone is taking notice that they are playing solid basketball at both ends of the floor.

Kentucky is definitely starting to play at the level we all expected. A lot of it has to do with Randolph being more in sync with his teammates and them with him. You can see they playing with more confidence and playing the kind of basketball Kentucky is known for.

Kent State is a very good basketball team. They're off to their best start in school history, and we knew it was going to be a challenge, as just about every home game has been for us.

Kobe came out and played great basketball all around. I'd give him an A-plus.

Kareem Rush

Knocking down big shots when your team needs you. That's what basketball is all about. Tonight was a big win. Hopefully, we can continue to push forward and finish this first half off well.

I wouldn't say scary. Basketball is basketball. They're very good. We know we're very good. We need everybody on their 'A' game if we want to win.

Jerry Sloan

I would think those things would make you a better basketball player.

Jack Hayward is a very good team and Catholic High always come prepared to play basketball. There will be a lot of competition but the C.I. Gibson holiday classic is all about getting these kids off the street. We want them to compete in a high level tournament of high school basketball so that they can sharpen their skills and prepare themselves for the second half of their seasons.

Billy Donovan

I would say that our basketball team is totally different. Every guy on our team is playing a completely different role than they did a year ago.

Billy Donovan

I would say that our basketball team is totally different.

Rick Barnes

(Kelvin) lost some games when he didn't have his whole team there. Coming in (to the season) they were like us, a team that was up there. And they're a good basketball team.

Just to have the opportunity to compete for a conference championships with four games to go in the season would be something that any college basketball player would relish. Our guys have done a tremendous job of putting us in this position.

Just overall I felt that of all the schools I had recruiting me, they were recruiting me the hardest, ... I want to help with the rebuilding process they have going on with the basketball program. It was a hard decision, but of the schools that were recruiting me hard, I felt like they wanted me the most.

Just more little things. Making free throws. You've got to do the little things to win basketball games -- especially on the road.

Just thinking about that, I get so excited. I have the feeling we're going to blow Springfield up (on the basketball court). It's crazy. I can't even explain it.

Jordan's been practicing with us since January, so he knows how to run our offense, and he's been getting better every night. We knew this last two to three weeks that he was ready. As far as basketball maturity goes, he's well beyond his years. He's a pretty cool customer.

Jon is playing a different kind of basketball than he's ever played in his life. He's guarding out on the perimeter, he's put in positions to handle the ball on the perimeter. He's not just within the confines of the paint, where he's spent a lot of his time and has dominated by doing so.

Joe understands team. Basketball is not about having the five best players. It's about having five players that play the best together. It's a puzzle.

Joe is playing like the end is coming. His bloodline for basketball is so rich. It means a lot to Joe.

Josh was not up to par. He had a double-whammy. He played about 60 percent of the game I suppose, and he was about 60 percent (healthy). We probably didn't give (Franklin Heights) our best shot, but they're a very good basketball team, and when you travel on the road in the OCC it's difficult.

I talked to Steve more about his basketball than his mindset and I'm sure he's uncomfortable right now. He likes to be loved and I know that. When he hears some of the stuff out there I know he gets his head down. But I just wanted him to know that we still love him.