Quotes about basketball
basketball turned version
What it turned into was hockey's version of fast-break basketball.
basketball carolina last needed played solid south team three win
We got a much needed win at South Carolina on Saturday. I like how our team is playing. We feel like we've played solid basketball over the last two or three weeks. Kevin Stallings
basketball great normally teams
We got a lot out of this tournament. We got a look at some teams we'll see down the road. We got to play some great basketball teams that we normally don't get to see that are state-ranked.
basketball crunch difference few game learn middle playoff road team time
We had a few turnovers there at crunch time and we have to learn from that. That can be the difference between a playoff team and a middle of the road team. Basketball is a game of little things and we didn't do the little things very well tonight.
basketball coach expects playing playoffs style
We want to go into the playoffs on a high, playing the style of basketball Coach expects us to play. Vince Carter
basketball fortunate fourth smart
We weren't very smart with the basketball in the fourth quarter. We were fortunate to win. Kyle Fowler
basketball error margin people score struggled
We just don't have a lot of people who can score with the basketball and we've struggled to get that done. Our margin for error is not great.
basketball dunk faster guys jump knew last muscle run sophomore year
We knew he was explosive, because last year as a sophomore he could jump up and dunk a basketball like it was nothing. Guys like that usually run faster because they have that fast-twitch muscle thing going for them.
basketball came lack respect
We just kind of came undone. The lack of respect for the basketball out there was pretty amateurish. Scott Skiles
basketball came crazy outside people win
It would have sounded crazy to people outside of this basketball team, but we believed. We didn't come here to play one or two games. We came to win a championship.
basketball nice recruit
It would have been nice for them to recruit me, but I really didn't care. I just wanted to play basketball somewhere.
basketball good playing playoff possible series start
It would be good for us to try and keep playing good basketball and see if it is possible for us to start out a playoff series at home. That would be very significant. Mike Fratello
basketball fifth grade high kids mature physically player rates school sixth time
It wouldn't make any sense because there's just too much time between fifth or sixth grade and the time a player is a high school senior. Kids mature at different rates -- not just physically but with their basketball skills. Paul Hewitt
basketball credit crowds finally girls great people shame turn
It would have been a shame to turn people away for what should be a great girls basketball game. I think it's a credit to girls basketball that we're getting these crowds. What a shame it would have been, when we're finally getting crowds like this, to not let people in.
basketball college concerns easiest kid perception understand understanding
I understand people's concerns and I understand the perception of things, and I don't like it because I don't want any kid ever to leave. It comes to maturity, and comes to understanding college basketball isn't the easiest thing in the world.
basketball good stretch team understand
I understand I've got to do a little more in the first half. But to be able to come through down the stretch for my basketball team is a good feeling.
basketball continue gotten seed win
I've never gotten into any of that stuff. If we win basketball games, our seed will continue to improve. If we don't win basketball games, our seed will not improve. Billy Donovan
basketball bothered guard heck tape zone
The zone bothered us more than it should have. Our guard play was very tentative. I don't know why. ... We will have to go look at the tape and take a look at it. But, it was a heck of a basketball game. John Calipari
basketball came catch good kids late rough starting stressful took tough
Things started out really rough for us. We had a lot of kids who came in late from basketball and soccer, so it took them a while to catch up. But starting out 0-8 was pretty tough and stressful and that was because I anticipated us having a really good season.
basketball bryan cards college deck full happy hopkins seen upsets
Things in college basketball are a lot more competitive than they used to be. We've seen upsets all over the place. I'm just happy to have a full deck of cards and having Bryan Hopkins back.
basketball fast fun happened high knew ninth played playing school start until volleyball
Things have happened pretty fast for me in this sport. I didn't even start playing until the ninth grade. I played basketball most of the time. But once I got started, I knew volleyball was going to be my sport. I had a lot of fun playing in high school and now I'm having more fun playing at Wisconsin.
basketball great group guys taking
They are a great group of guys and a great group of young men. I'm not taking anything away from them as basketball players, but they really are great people. I can't say enough about them as people. In the long run, that's probably more important than anything else in life.
basketball far good hard shooting shots
They are a good shooting basketball team. And when they are able to make shots from that far out, they are hard to guard.
basketball beat good
They are a good basketball team. They are really physical, and they beat us up the first two quarters.
basketball change chris committee convinced enthusiasm five including last needs positive progress renewed saw six team victories
The women's basketball team needs a change. Chris convinced our committee that positive change can come from within. I saw real progress under Chris' leadership. There was a renewed enthusiasm and intensity, including victories in five of the last six games.
basketball date duty full known morris returned shown video
The video was shown to his physician. He said had he known that Morris was able to play basketball, he would have returned him to full duty as of the date of the video.
basketball focus full guys last lose people potential reach shame situations
These are the situations our guys need to be in for us to reach our full potential as a basketball team. I think a lot of people will focus on the last play, but you know what, with the way these guys battled, it's a shame to lose that way.
basketball playoff war
These are the playoffs. We didn't play playoff basketball in the first game. Playoff basketball is war and hell. We go to war and give them hell. Eddie Jordan
basketball both players solid
There will be some solid basketball players on both the men's and women's sides.
basketball coming hot team telling time together tournament
I've told them they're coming together at the right time. Basketball is a tournament sport and if we get hot at the right time there's no telling what this team can accomplish.
basketball good nice region seen team tells winning
I've seen them on tape, they've got a nice basketball team. They're young, but very talented. I think winning that region tells you how good of a basketball team they have.
basketball defense field goals kids pressure rattled seen unselfish
I've seen 17-year-old kids get rattled over things like this. But our spacing was better this time, and our defense was a lot better. We had pressure basketball and unselfish passing. We had 28 field goals and 22 assists.
basketball continued girls looked meant shoot though
Unbelievable basketball game. We did not shoot the ball well and it looked as though it just wasn't meant to be, but these girls just continued to battle.