Famous Quotes & Sayings

He has great recruiting ties and outstanding basketball knowledge. He really understands the game. Walter also has an excellent rapport with the players in our program.

Byron Scott

He had his best year in Phoenix playing the type of basketball that we play.

Chauncey Billups

He has brought a new brand of basketball here. We're not boring to watch anymore.

He has an incredible opportunity to play at the next level (the pros), and I think he can do it. Hopefully, today he was able to showcase his individual talent as well as being a leader on the floor. Words can't explain what he means to this team.

Bob Hill

He has an enormous ego, which is good because that's why he's (in the NBA). He probably doesn't, behind closed doors, respect Kobe (Bryant) but he's got to respect (coach) Phil (Jackson) so that will kind of keep him in his place. He was the type of kid who had natural basketball instinct. He did things I couldn't teach.

Brent Barry

Had something happened, it would have been the business side of basketball. Now that nothing happened, it's back to trying to help defend and repeat a title.

He had a lot of influence on me as a basketball player and as a young adult. He taught me about hard work, discipline and respect. He treated the best player on the team and the last player on the team equally, so I never got special treatment. Coach Tisdale was a great family man and that's one of the things I took from him. He touched a lot of lives, including mine.

He does a lot. You can tell he's a coach's son. He's been around the game. He has a really good understanding as an athlete. You see that on the football field and on the basketball court. You always hear that phrase, 'He's a coach on the floor.' He really is.

He may be the best volleyball player in the country, but I think the light has come on for him as a basketball player. There's a lot to be said about that. Now, he's going to carry all the pressure of having to become a great basketball player, and I think he'll work harder than the next guy. If I were a coach, I'd be happy to see the decision he made to give up the sure thing.

Lauren Jackson

Helping the Opals win the gold medal is a goal of mine. That will be great for women's basketball in this country.

We can make all the excuses we want but part of it is we don't have many sophomores out there and we've got a lot of freshmen out there playing college basketball for the first time. Sometimes going through something like this gives you a comfort level the next time.

John Calipari

This wasn't about money because if it was I wouldn't be standing here. You're sitting here and you have a staff and their families, and then you have your other family -- those 13 or 14 basketball players. And at the end of the day there are a lot of young people pinning their hopes on what we do. We have a good group of young people, and I'm ecstatic about coaching them.

This was not the brand of basketball we want to play. We did not have enough possessions running off defensive rebounds. I also was not pleased with our communication tonight. We still don't understand the power of togetherness.

Bobby Frasor

Whatever he does, whether it's playing basketball or lifting weights, he is going to be physical and tough.

Damon Jones

There is no competition between me and Eric Snow. We're working together to win basketball games. The only thing that matters is that after each game the Cleveland Cavaliers will have won and the other team loses.

Gary Williams

There is no bottom feeding in our league. Everybody is really strong from top to bottom. They are all good basketball programs, and you don't have that four to six wins built into conference play like some leagues do.

Jim Boeheim

There is no greater honor a basketball coach can have than to coach for your country. I believe the whole country will unite behind this effort to win back the gold medal.

Scottie Reynolds

The people out there are so passionate about the basketball program and the recruits it's getting. They're real excited about the program.

We talked all season about playing our best basketball at the end of the season. Now we've got to keep the momentum.

We've been trying to improve as the season has gone on. We know we'll have to be playing our best basketball when the tournament comes around.

We just have to keep playing good basketball and winning games. Anything can happen. Momentum can switch and we could start losing. We can't let it get to us, being in first place.

We're proud of the football program. We have four or five football kids on the basketball team. I think it gives us an edge as far as mentality. Our program wants the success the football program has been.

We're probably playing our best basketball of the year. But we don't want to blow it out of proportion. North Charleston comes in here Friday with the best post player in the state, and that's a whole different ball of wax.

We're pretty lucky in that respect. A lot of basketball teams don't even get one of those girls and we have two.

Jay Wright

We're pretty defensive-minded and when you look at Louisville's defensive percentage and the 3s they hit, you just feel terrible about how you played. Then you look and we hit 14 3s and that's unbelievable. That was just an incredible college basketball game with two outstanding offensive teams drilling big shot after big shot.

We're pretty confident. We're playing great basketball right now at the end of the year, so we're looking to get a win.

We're prepared for that. As a basketball player, you want to be on the court, and a tournament like this, for most of us, is just like back in AAU ball, where you might play three games in one day.

The only way we have a chance to win is taking care of the basketball and getting good looks at the basket.

Carlos Arroyo

We're playing our best basketball right now. We're playing together. That's the main thing.

We're playing our best basketball right now. But we haven't peaked yet.

We're playing our best basketball right now. But the moment of truth is the playoffs.

Ben Howland

We're playing our best basketball of the year by far.

Ben Howland

We're playing our best basketball of the season by far right now. We're improving, we're getting better.