Famous Quotes & Sayings

We know that we're playing a great basketball team and that we're certainly going to have our work cut out for us. But I'm looking forward to going back and playing an old rival all over again.

Tom Robinson

We have two basketball players. The other kids are athletes. In an up-and-down game, hopefully, our athleticism can take over.

Pat Summitt

We have to win that basketball game to have a chance to win the league, and that's still our goal.

We just didn't have it and they took it away from us. We won a bunch of basketball games, and our time was up. It hurts.

We just didn't get the shots up that we needed to get up and you just cannot do that at the varsity level. You're just not going to get away with that. We have to do a better job taking care of the basketball and then on the offensive side, executing and getting some movement in the offense and giving it a chance to get into a flow.

We just didn't come through as far as taking care of the basketball and rebounding. That was a big thing for us.

We played pretty good basketball today. East fought hard and couldn't get some shots to fall early and sometimes that sets the tone.

We played our worst half since I've known these seniors. I've coached them since third grade and I challenged those seniors at halftime. Greenland basketball is about tradition and they see that each day with the banners on the gym wall.

We played our game and I'm confident we're going to win when that happens. I don't think it's arrogance, I just feel that we have good basketball players.

We played one of our worst basketball games that night. After getting out to a 10-point lead, we lost sight of our goals and objectives.

We came out intense and aggressive, ... That was one of the best first quarters I've seen from an Ionia basketball team.

We came out and played well, distributed the basketball and got everyone involved. That was a huge key for us. Defensively, we did a nice job on helping out on Albers in the first half. She is a big strong girl, and I thought we did a nice job of helping on her.

Tom Crean

This was a great college basketball game with two teams who have a lot of respect for each other.

This was a great college basketball game tonight. Western Kentucky is one of the best teams in the Sun Belt and they made the last play to get the win.

This was a great basketball game. Our defensive plan worked pretty well, and someone stepped up offensively when we needed it. We made it more interesting than we needed to with turnovers, but we're happy with the win.

Flip Saunders

This was a game I wish I could have been in the stands, just sitting there watching. This was a great basketball game between two teams who played hard and with a lot of emotion. It was a very entertaining game.

There are tennis and basketball courts in Chili. How do you know if Chili residents are using them?

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.