Famous Quotes & Sayings

It definitely didn't come from out of the blue. Danny (Ainge, the Celtics' vice president of basketball operations) and I have been talking about finding a spot for Marcus for a while.

Jim Boeheim

I think John's place in Syracuse basketball history is underappreciated, ... We were facing some tough times and he easily could have turned his back on us and committed someplace else, but he stuck with us. During that 1996 tournament, he literally carried us on his shoulders to the title game.

I think maybe 10-15 years from now she's going to be the one everybody looks back on and say she's the best women's player in the history of women's basketball before it's all said and done. She's special.

Channing Frye

I think I've seen (the replay) about 100 times now. I heard people say things about Nate and that it was his fault, it wasn't his fault. It was just a basketball play. Stuff like that happens. He felt real bad. I told him I would've done the same thing.

David Spencer

It hasn't been a distraction to us, but in my first year, it's easily the toughest thing I've had to do as a basketball coach.

I think they're beginning to get a little more relaxed. The hardest part is just getting a basketball court sense. You can't teach that much. You can show them an offense and then they have to learn to react to what the defense is doing. They're starting to get that more and more each day.

I think they're a great basketball team. I think they're as talented as anybody. They play both ends of the floor. They have great depth. They play very hard. I've been exceedingly impressed with Florida State this season.

Justin comes with no issues, no agenda, other than being the best basketball player he can be. He's a gentleman around school. He's a quality kid, and I really like him a lot.

It is definitely a game we have circled on our calendar. We take a lot of pride in our basketball and we have a lot of school pride.

I think this is a statement that we are improving. We are a tough basketball team. We have to take that toughness on the road as well as home.

I'm starting to get a lot more confidence in my game. I'm playing a lot more and I'm gaining more confidence and getting more comfortable on the court. Everyone was making their shots and it was fun playing basketball tonight.

James Blake

Maybe I'm a slow learner. But he doesn't make it easy. I'm starting to feel like one of those basketball players in the early '90s. You feel like you make Michael Jordan play well, but then every time he comes up and beats you and makes you realize why he's the best.

Dwyane Wade

Maybe I got hurt for a reason - to bring these guys here and we all celebrate together over on Biscayne Bay one day,

Man, it's been fun. Right now this team is playing great basketball and we just want to keep that rolling.

Shane Battier

I'm happy for him. He's a good dude. He's a hard worker and he has a great basketball mind. He took his last school to the dance. I think it's a good hire for Oklahoma.

I'm humbled and honored to be the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa. The excitement level for Panther basketball is at an all-time high and I look forward to continuing the growth of our program. With the players we have returning and the current recruiting class, I know we have the pieces in place to be successful.

B. J. Novak

If people are well paid for reality television and cotton candy and dunking a basketball, why can't they be well paid for changing young minds?

Kyle Korver

We've talked more about defense in practice. When we watch film, that's all we watch is defense -- we don't even watch our offense right now. (Defense) has just been our focus. We're playing a different style of basketball right now in terms of slowing it down. We're playing well.

We've talked a lot about this being a basketball state. People said they wanted a team, and now we're here. We're one of the final four. These players deserve it (fan support), not only for what they've done on the court, but off the court, especially.

Maurice Cheeks

We need one. We're entitled to one, I think. We've been going down to the wire a lot of games. Sometimes it feels good for the players and myself to play a game where you don't have to worry about somebody getting an offensive rebound or making a last-second shot to win a basketball game. For us, we needed that.

Let me say this about him. He might be the most intelligent kid on the team in terms of basketball. He's got great basketball sense. He's got a great basketball IQ.

Matt is more than just a good basketball player. He is the consummate professional who places his team first and gives a total effort every night.

Eric Davis

Matt is a very confident basketball player. He wants to be great.

Matt has been good for us all year defensively. We chart deflections and Matt has led us in deflections all year. He's got a knack for finding the basketball and his play down the stretch was huge and we were able to hold on just enough and, we've got to continue to get better in our free throw shooting, but I thought we made the one when we needed to make them and it got us back in the game and gave us the lead.

Marcus was probably our team MVP tonight. He's really matured as a basketball player and just continues to get better. Obviously, that's something you like to see as a coach, and it helps build momentum for us as a basketball team.

Marshall is playing his best basketball the last two games. He has been really good for us and hit for double figures in both games. He will help from an offensive standpoint.

Bobby Knight

Marsha has done a great job with her teams over her entire career at Texas Tech. Her teams have set a very high standard on how the game of basketball should be played.

Byron Scott

Like I told the guys, that's a good basketball team. We hung in there, we kept fighting, but that is no consolation. We still have to learn how to get over the hump.

Allen Collins

Little by little, it took flight. Basketball is a game of rhythm and flow, and it took some time to get them all on the same page and figure out what they could do.

Kobe Bryant

I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson. I just know what he's about. He's a steady basketball player, rarely makes mistakes on the floor.

Kobe Bryant

I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson, ... I just know what he's about. He's a steady basketball player, rarely makes mistakes on the floor.

I was happy with the progress of the team in the last six weeks. We played solid basketball, but tonight wasn't one of our better games.

I was extremely happy with the guys tonight. That is a really good basketball team to hold to just 30 points. Every goal that we had coming into tonight we were able to meet.