Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think sometimes basketball teams north of the Trinity River are sold short. It speaks well of both teams. It speaks well of northern suburban basketball.

I think Texas is a really good basketball state. We're ranked about 15th in our area. That tells you what the competition is like.

I think that is a horrible way to decide the game. I'm not saying he didn't hold him, but he easily could have called a foul, given him the one-on-one and let the kids decide the basketball game.

I think we're heading into a phase where we could be peaking. We're certainly getting better. I don't think we've topped off playing our best basketball yet. We certainly haven't put four quarters together, but we're certainly playing well.

Eddie Jones

I think we would struggle to get that one through

I think we would really like to build on this. We've got a bunch of guys coming back. You know the one thing you want to do? I want to practice as long as I can with this team. ... Selfishly just from that standpoint, I want to keep extending the season so we can keep coming back on the court and talk basketball as a group as much as possible.

Last year I won it wearing basketball shoes. I wanted to come in (beginning) at 6-4 but they wouldn't let me.

Lauren led our team on the court and off the court this past season. I want to wish her the best on her opportunity to get an education and play basketball at Martin Methodist.

I think it comes back to relying on the things we do real well. ... I think we're going to have to do the same things, spread the floor ... and look to penetrate and kick.

I think in this setting it's a little odd because I haven't seem them in basketball gear in a while.

I think i n our division, the other teams knew we were gonna be pretty good. Maybe in the media, we didn't look like the team to beat. But we had a good junior class coming up and three of the guys had played varsity basketball a year ago.

Bob Horner

It also gives me the opportunity to stay in touch with basketball and it won't interfere with my school work at Mason City.

I think it's kind of a tough deal for a guy who's given his whole life to Montana State, not only the university but the basketball program.

I think it's just the growth of the program. Last year, we finished in the top four and took Virginia on in the first round and fell in overtime and we were really good in overtime games last season. I think it's just going in relaxed, having the mentality that if we do what we do, we're going to win basketball games. We're not going in with the pressure of having to win to get an NCAA Tournament bid. We just need to go in and play our best.

I think it's a pretty good draw for both of us, in the fact that we are familiar with each other and have split this season. It should be a good basketball game.

I think its good that Columbia State recruits our players. This gives them a chance to continue their education and their basketball at home.

I think it's good for the Pacers (that I'm leaving). I think they will be able to focus on playing basketball. I can focus on playing basketball myself and be very happy. I'm upset that I won't be with Donnie Walsh anymore. It was an emotional meeting, but it wasn't like what was reported on TV. We had a good conversation.

I think it's certainly competitive with the other major sports now. In this market now ? nothing compares to football in this market ? but when you look at basketball and other sports, I think hockey is right there with them.

Ben Wallace

I think it says a lot about the league, that you don't have to come out and try to dominate the basketball and dominate the game in order to have individual success.

Bryan Colangelo

I think it's an opportunity, first and foremost, to bring this basketball team up to par with everything that this organization stands for.

It comes probably at the right time, even though you're rolling and you want to keep playing. Some of the guys are injured and we need to play good basketball going down this stretch.

I thought we sputtered and I thought we did not make the extra pass. We played selfish basketball today, and I thought we played not smart.

I thought we were quicker to the basketball. I thought our defense really played great. What I like is that our guys come at you hard on defense, but with the intelligence of a group like we haven't had in a long time.

Avery Johnson

I think the Mavericks -- our team -- we've kind of forgotten who we are as basketball team and what made us successful. It wasn't shots on the offense. It wasn't holding the ball. We've kind of looked like some of our old teams with one guy pounding the ball instead of ball movement and player movement. We haven't been physical. Is that because we've been fatigued? I don't know. I know we've been a step slow. I can see that -- mentally and physically. We just need to get back to being who we are, and I think that will give us a better chance to win some of these games.

I think the kid started to feel, 'Hey I'm a basketball player,' and then the coach finally got whacked in the head with something. We were thinking of playing him for a long time, it was just where, how.

I think that if we don't go play pretty much a perfect game, it's going to be difficult for us to go out there and win that basketball game.

I thought Friedrich?s three-point play in the first half was huge. We were a struggling basketball team at that time. It really settled us. And from that point on, I thought we ran a little bit of a better offense.

Flip Saunders

I thought, especially for our league, the fourth quarter was a great quarter. They saw a little bit about what NBA basketball is about: great plays by great players.

Dwane Casey

I thought defensively he was great. He stuck his head in there and got some tough rebounds. It's just an all-around basketball game that he is playing.

I thought Chris's penetration tonight for us was really a key. He got to the rim a couple times and made a couple of nice passes. He's playing some really good basketball for us right now.

John Chaney

I thought both teams played excellent and stood up to the moment. It was a great moment in Philadelphia basketball as far as I'm concerned.

Steve Alford

It hit us at a good time. We hadn't had a break for a while. We got away from basketball Sunday, and we got away from it (Wednesday).

I think whichever team executes the best on both ends of the floor and limits their turnovers will probably win the basketball game. Win or lose it's been a great season. But hopefully we can continue playing for a little while longer.