Famous Quotes & Sayings

The Bison played a super basketball game. Good for them. I wish them all the best in the championship game.

(The basketball teams) play on it. I think the men's team is undefeated at home, so I guess we're doing pretty good.

Ryan Williams

The basketball team is like my family. We go out a lot as a team, and we all like each other.

James Jones

The basketball is a huge part of it. Everybody's dream is to go to the (NCAA) Tournament. They all want to be in the Super 64.

The basketball coach told me she was a gamer.

The biggest problem that I see in officiating is in basketball, with everybody going to three-man crews. Soon there will be three-man crews for every game, both boys and girls. Let's say there are 200 varsity games in the state on a given night. That means you need 200 more officials.

The best thing about it is that we?re an instant gratification society now, especially in the basketball culture. He?s got somebody back home who?s telling him to leave, to go somewhere else and play, but he decides to stick around, and he?s been rewarded.

Steve's taking on a big leadership role and that started last spring. We have so many young guys who haven't experienced varsity basketball ... and trying to get them to understand the standards of Lake Washington basketball and the level we want to get to.

Not taking anything away from Washington, that's a very good basketball team down there, (but) it looked like our guys thought they were coming out after the first three minutes.

Jim Calhoun

They gave us a tremendous shot. We withstood it and stood up to it. I couldn't prouder of my basketball team.

They have an excellent basketball team and some great players. We played hard, but we just don't have much depth. They are just a hard team to beat and obviously are a top 5A team. They have all the pieces for state title.

They have all made outstanding contributions to this program. I think they certainly brought back outstanding basketball to this program. They have had outstanding moments in their careers, which helped rebuild this program.

They have a good basketball team and they play with a ton of fire. We had to up our level of energy to match theirs.

They have a good basketball team and they just lost some road games. That's part of being in a good conference. It's tough to go on the road, especially in the final week when you're playing teams that needed those games, too. Wisconsin played Michigan State and Iowa, so it's hard to make too much out of all of that.

They have a couple of inches on us in some spots and we're a little thicker. It's a matter of how you match up. We're going to be fine if we just take care of the basketball and handle their pressure. Teams have tried to press us and our big kids are pretty good with the ball.

They don't trust George Bush. Why trust a 30-second advertisement during a basketball game?

Jim Calhoun

They don't measure heart by inches, they don't measure courage, they don't measure basketball instinct and intelligence.

They don't let up the defense and that's why they can win basketball games. Defensively, they're a terrific team, well coached.

They don't get enough credit. They have unbelievable role players on that basketball team.

They do a good job of penetrating into the defense and kicking it back out for someone to hit a three. They are a good basketball team.

They dismantled the Sweet 16 and they have eliminated the Elite Eight. That was what every team wanted to do was get to the Elite Eight and play downstate. That was the pinnacle for boys and girls basketball in the state of Illinois. The only good thing I like is that you don't play two games on Saturday anymore.

They did the things that good teams do to win. They did what good teams do to win in the Southeastern Conference. They rebounded the basketball and defended. They did an exceptional job of doing those things and we didn't. And that's the ballgame.

They didn't used to execute as well in the half-court (offense). Wendy's done a really good job of getting the kids to execute in the half-court. It used to be one or two passes and put it up. They never had to do anything else. But they've really made an adjustment. They're really playing very good basketball now. They've taken the hits with all the injuries and built something.

Eddie Jordan

They execute their roles and play at a high level. That's how good basketball teams win, when the top guys play at the highest level.

They are a solid basketball team and we know they will challenge us for the district. We will have to be ready for their best and match their intensity.

They are a really physically, strong basketball team that plays so smart. They execute really well, and they have a real exciting freshman in Griffin. With Hardy they've got one of the best playmakers in the league, and their post players are so solid.

They are a very good basketball team and we're going to have our hands full. We're going to continue to work hard and we're not going to back down from them.

They are a very good basketball team and we knew that coming in. They deserved to win this game because they did everything they needed to do to win. We didn't do that... . They were at least 23 points better than us tonight, if not more.

Jim Calhoun

They are a tough, tough basketball team. They made our life awfully, awfully miserable. We thought the game was going to be as easy as it was early.

They are a terrific executing team. They are a very efficient basketball team.

They are special. I've told people this many times: I'll miss them more next year than (just) because of their points. Basketball aside, I'll miss being around them.

They are playing much better basketball than when we saw them right after Christmas. They're playing with a lot of energy and a lot of confidence.

They are playing better basketball in the second half of the season, and the seniors make it easier for me to do my job.