Quotes about basketball
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It's hard for me, leaving the job I've had here, and leaving the players and staff. But I think this is the right move for me and my family. There's an unbelievable tradition of basketball at Florida Southern.
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It seemed like we got better and better as the season came to a close. We played our best basketball in February as the playoffs were approaching. Ken Green
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It's beginning to sound like that movie 'Groundhog Day.' They give us the same thing over and over and over. Their last proposal to us was totally unacceptable. You see what happened to hockey. Now basketball is moving in the same direction. I don't see us as being too far off the pace from those two. For some reason, the owners have not moved the ball at all.
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It's both being fortunate and having the basketball gods smiling on you a little bit because quite frankly they had every right to win that game as much as we did. We took our foot off the pedal and we can't do that. Jim Calhoun
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It's Big East basketball. Big East basketball is that way. It's a physical game every time you play in the league.
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It seems Ed picks up fouls quicker than any guy I've ever had. And I don't know why. Ed is a very good basketball player and yet I don't think he ever gets recognized for that. He automatically gets tagged because he looks strong and muscular. Well, he's a very good player.
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It seemed there were times we could have taken control, but we made some silly mistakes that you just can't have in a basketball game.
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It's huge. They have been one of the best teams in the last decade and Kentucky has been a big part of college basketball for a long time. It's a thrill to be part of this type of game.
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It's huge game. Both teams are great teams, but hopefully Miami will pull it off. It (basketball) is becoming really big. It's hard to compete with these schools with football, but I think basketball is going to be even bigger in a few years.
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It was a high priority for us to find a better way to identify the beginning of the season. We want fans to understand that college basketball doesn't start in February and March.
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It was a pretty good effort. We didn't take care of the basketball, had too many turnovers and didn't do some things we needed to do on defense. We just need to play smarter, more fundamental ball.
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It was nice to see Jeremy get off to such a quick start shooting the basketball.
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It was nice to get the big lead and to spread out the minutes a little bit. But we are a flawed basketball team and we are still working through some things. We have to keep working hard and trying to get better. Avery Johnson
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It was kind of like a clinic. It was excellent for me to get there and start talking basketball with a lot of college guys and pro guys. Bill Self
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It was kind of like a basketball game. We were playing for the last shot. Bill Belichick
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It was a very, very intense crowd (at the volleyball match), and it will only be bigger for basketball and even bigger for football next year. Charles Smith
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It was a very special day for those two young ladies. It was very important for this basketball program to get a win for them.
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It was a very rugged basketball game for long stretches. Bodies flying everywhere ... a lot of fouls ... but we kept our poise at the end. We played good enough defensively at the end of the game to win. Mike Thibault
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It was a terrific, terrific win in a very hostile basketball atmosphere. We got the ball where we wanted to most of the time. ... The difference in the game was our power inside.
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It was a terrific game - one that was completely different than the 5-on-5 stuff. It was hard to hide somebody when there was only three people on each side of the court. Lots of one-on-one basketball and some pick-and-rolls - that's about it.
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It was a tale of two halves. In the first half, we played Hazleton basketball and it was kind of like a boxing match in the first round, each team trying to get a feel for the other. Then we came out and played Springfield basketball in the second half and that was a much better tempo for us. We picked up the intensity on defense and got the ball inside on offense." ()
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It will greatly enhance the state boys and girls high school basketball tournaments, NCAA basketball tournaments that UNM plans to host, plus other events like concerts and shows.
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It was impossible to get back during the basketball season, and I have to be able to do that. That's my priority at this point.
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It's a very tough place to play because they play very well at home. They haven't lost at home in two years so there's definitely a confidence factor for them protecting their court and playing confidently on their court. And all good college basketball teams are supposed to be that way. They've taken their home court and ran with it.
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It says a lot about the level of basketball being played in the area. Mansfield Senior is in the top 10 in the state in wins. There is some very good basketball played in this part of the state.
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It says a lot about Josh and his commitment to basketball that he's going to have this phenomenal opportunity presented to him, ... He was focused and really determined this summer to prove a lot of people wrong and say, 'I can play at this level.'
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It's a win-win situation. They're getting a heck of a player. I think Kim flew under the radar because she opted not to play travel basketball and play with her high school team. She didn't get a lot of exposure, but if you're good enough, they'll find you.
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It's a conclusion of a marvelous career of an honorable man. Everything good about college basketball is in Dick Bennett. John Jay
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It?s a chance. He understands that. When we recruited him, he never said that he wanted to leave early. I think he?s as surprised that he?s in this position and had to make a decision as anybody. And that?s what was so difficult for him. He was not prepared to make this decision during the basketball season. He was not even thinking about it. Jay Wright
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It's a challenging draw for us. We've got to take the long route (with a Tuesday game), but the good thing is we've just recently played Northwest and we've played Ben Davis. We've also won eight in a row, and I think we're playing our best basketball of the year.
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It's actually pretty amazing, the way they were shooting the ball, that we had a chance to win the game.
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It's about learning the league, learning the guys he's playing against, what their tendencies are and what their strengths are because those are important things to defend well, ... We have a system of defense that's solid and he's in the process of learning that. For him, he's an experienced enough player and certainly has a high enough basketball IQ that he can pick it up quickly. Rick Carlisle
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I put a basketball in front of George Clooney's door and sprayed it with supermodel perfume to lure him out. Ellen DeGeneres