Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's the toughest group I've ever had to deal with. The reason why we've been so inconsistent this year has been the players just not buying into our philosophy. I've been trying to teach the game of basketball and life skills at the same time. It's been tough and frustrating, because with the talented players we have, we should be at the top of the conference.

It's the story of this season. We've had guys that have stepped up from a lot of different spots and Brady is a guy that is a very talented basketball player and he's getting his opportunity to show everybody else what we already knew about him.

It's one of the most phenomenal things I've ever seen, and I coached basketball 26 years at Otterbein (College). During the summer, he'd go through four hours of two-a-days then go out and play 18 holes. One day he shot 73. I don't know when he sneaks in the extra time to play.

It's one of those things that as a team we need to know that we deserve to be here. It's one thing to be happy about where you are. It's another to go out and prove what San Diego State basketball stands for . . . It is great that history has repeated itself for us, but it's time to take it another step forward.

It's only second nature to be scared when you're in there. Sometimes things can get out of hand and, all of a sudden, you find yourself in the middle of something. There's a lot of fighting. Sometimes you don't know what's going to happen and, all you can do is try to stay away from the trouble. For me, basketball helped.

It's obvious, you can't turn the basketball over as much as we did and beat a quality team like LSU.

Brad Soderberg

It's the craziest thing I've ever been around. I've never been on a team, coach or player, where this has happened. I just hope we can take the positives to Rhode Island and see if we can play good basketball again.

It's like basketball players being told not to use their arms. Right now all the judge did is he put up a wall. I don't know how they can function with this. I don't know who they're going to turn to because these people are not qualified to do what they're doing and now they lost their support systems.

This is a nice win because it puts us up two games over three teams. We've been winning games, but could only get a one-game lead. Now we've got a little cushion. I thought our kids played a pretty good basketball game tonight.

This is an honor for coach Phillips. His selection is well-deserved. Coach Phillips does a good job for our basketball program. He always has his team prepared and ready to play.

Pat Riley

This is an entirely different basketball team than I've ever coached. The personalities are different. There's a lot of great things. There's a lot of things that have to be purged. It's just a whole different view. There's a lot of good parts, so it's going to take some time to figure it all out.

This is huge. It's about stringing wins together right now. You can't worry about what positions are and things like that. We're just trying to win basketball games.

Gary Williams

This is a pretty resilient team. They have great attitudes, ... It's still great basketball

Tommy Amaker

This is a tremendously positive day for the University of Michigan and our basketball program. We are so appreciative of the news we received. I am thrilled for the young men on our team, and I believe they truly deserve this opportunity.

This is a sport where the kids that aren't big enough or fast enough for sports like football or basketball can come in and compete. It's a great way to build up a kid's confidence.

This issue is much more complicated than it appears. They are playing with race. They are playing with class. The basketball is just a symbol.

This is something you wouldn't trade for anything. It's an unbelievable way to win a basketball game. Things like this may happen all the time on different levels, but there are so many games that you could go a lifetime and never have it happen to you.

Joe Dumars

This is some great competition. There's a high level of college basketball here, so it's a great game for me to come and see.

This is one of the best basketball teams in the nation for a reason. I hope they win it; they definitely are capable.

This isn't like any other conference. If you want to go to the conference tournament, you've got to earn your way there. So that's what we've got to do. We need to go knock some people off and play good basketball and earn our spot.

This is the Fairview Classic. You can throw the X's and O's out when we get together, it is all about heart. Both teams competed hard, and basketball in Montgomery is back.

This is our second year (in the ACC), and I wanted our guys to understand the passion for basketball (in the conference).

The whole basketball psyche of Indiana really makes a difference, both from our hearts, but also from our pockets.

Tim Brown

The way we run our offense, my job is to shoot it when I'm open.

The way we're playing defensively right now, I think we can play our best basketball of the season in these last couple of games and going into the conference tournament. Defense is keeping us together.

Pat Summitt

This Georgia basketball team statistically is very impressive. They shoot the ball well from the floor as well as the free throw line. I'm impressed with their speed and quickness overall as a team and they're not at all shy at putting up the three-ball and that extends and challenges your defense.

Andre Miller

This game really hurts because we've been playing good basketball lately. I don't think we were overconfident, they just played much better defense than us.

Skip Bertman

This could be the first time in history that the men and women from one school won the SEC basketball championships.

Skip Bertman

This contract shows our belief in what she's doing and what she will do in the future for women's basketball at LSU.

It's about high school women's basketball and it is uplifting.

Michael Redd

It's about getting a good seed instead of just making the playoffs. We want to get the fifth seed and continue playing basketball and see how it turns out. The past two games we've been playing well, we just hope it continues.

It is real special coming back to my home state, but this is not my home. Home is Maysville. It is just another game, just another win in the SEC. I am just having fun playing basketball at Tennessee.

It is perhaps a new turn for our game, but I've never been enamored with it. In terms of the game, you just get two points for it. I'm not discounting the dunk. It's just that there are so many other fantastic things that can happen on a basketball court.