Famous Quotes & Sayings

We just need to continue to win basketball games. I think what's happening right now is probably going to be more important in terms of recruiting than what happened 40 years ago.

Bob Thomason

We just looked like a tired basketball team. We haven't had a day off since the day after Christmas, and we looked like a team that needed a break.

We just want to be sure we finish strong. We want to be playing our best basketball in the playoffs.

Wayne White

We just turned the basketball over too many times in the second quarter. The girls played hard, we got back on track in the second half, but couldn't make up the difference.

We just signed a basketball player (Tyrone Hansen) from Maine, so you know Mark (Fox, the men's basketball coach) had to fly all the way back there just for one player. That's going to cost some money.

Avery Johnson

We just had to make some points about it. We've got to play our best basketball to win Game 1.

Rick Carlisle

We just gotta try to continue to build on what's been a pretty good week of basketball and we've got one more opportunity before the playoffs start and it's important for us.

We just got a little sloppy at times with the basketball and some of the kids were trying to do too much.

We weren't playing disciplined basketball and that's what hurt us.

Bob Gaudio

We weren't kids, and not too many odds were in our favor, ... We didn't look the part of a rock group by any stretch. We played the Copa, and Walter Winchell said it was a good show but (that) we looked like two bookies, a jockey and a basketball player!

Sylvia Hatchell

There's going to be some really good basketball here.

Rick Barnes

There's no question. They're not going to take Penn lightly. They know better than that, and they know they're going to have to play good basketball to be successful.

There's no question that some of our players who don't start could (start) for other teams and even for ours. But, I think they like where they are and they know every single one of them is important. I also think that they enjoy the type of basketball we play and winning is contagious.

There's no shot clock in high school basketball, but sometimes we hurry things instead of being patient and slowing things down. We do play with a lot of energy at times. Sometimes it's too quick and too soon. It was nothing Princeton did in the second half. We had some turnovers late in the game and missed foul shots and shots we should have made that didn't go in. Hopefully, we can continue to learn from this. We're not learning from our mistake as quickly as we need to. Certainly, the effort is there from the girls.

There's no round two in the tournament. We've got our hands full. Memphis is playing very good basketball and starting to gel. Round one will be a difficult match for us.

There's no doubt we're excited. To be one game away from an opportunity to compete in the Elite Eight ... That would be a dream come true for most of these guys. This is why you play college basketball --to play in games like this.

There's no doubt in my mind that winning those two games got us started on the right foot. The Classic 8 Conference is one of the best leagues in the state for girls basketball and all sports. So to get two wins from those two teams helped our conference a lot.

There's no more pressure on us now than there was when we first started. We like to play basketball. We like to work hard in practice and we like to work hard in games and we like to win basketball games. That's all we're focused on right now and that's all that matters.

Charles Davis

There's not much I don't like about (Charles and Dustin). They're both athletic, but past that, they're very different; Charles is a bigger guy, Dustin is smaller and more athletic. Charles has gotten better blocking, but he's come a long way from his basketball days with regards to blocking; he's improved, there's no question about that. We think that Dustin is the most improved player on the team. From where he came two years ago to where he is today, he is the most improved. So much so that we believe we need to get him on the field more. Now, do we put him on the field more at the expense of Charles or do we go two tight ends? You'll find out later on.

(The Tournament) turned 25 years old this year. USA Today ranks it the No. 1 high school tournament in the country. We're in the heart of basketball country.

The tough part with college basketball in the States right now is that it's become very role specific.

Mike Holmgren

is that he's just not passionate enough about football. But when we started talking basketball he got excited. I think he's going to get his rookie paycheck and cruise. He also didn't do well in the psychological profiling we did on him.

I still enjoy it, it?s still fun, but coaching basketball is a time-consuming job, and right now I need to be home more often.

I started out slow, but that fourth quarter came and coach told me to try to take over, and get some open looks and knock down my free throws. When we got the ball, we spread it out and I was able to make things happen.

Tom Izzo

I see this being a good enough basketball team to win a lot of games yet.

Mark Richt

I see our basketball team beginning to get these great commitments and beginning to build for the future, and I see the same thing from Coach Croom's team. I don't see either of those men looking for shortcuts.

I should've had 13 assists because of missed passes to Courtney Sims. I wanted to come out and distribute the basketball because we knew they'd be playing a lot of zone.

Michael Cooper

I signed a two-year contract. My goal, obviously, is to get to the NBA. Right now I can tell you I'm quite content and happy being here. Albuquerque is like my second home. I've set up shop there, I've got a home there and I've got a girlfriend there, so I'm pretty happy. But if something were to come up - and that's a real if-if situation - but if there was an opportunity to move up I may have to consider that.

I should be trying to coach basketball and our guys should be enjoying their college careers. But I don't know if I've had a team that's had positive memories out of this whole deal since I've been here.

Kevin Stallings

I've been saying our team has been playing good basketball. We just don't have a lot to show for it.

I've been trying to do it for a while. I'm back in the job search, and it looks like I'll be going. I told the soccer players I won't be back. If I am back, I'll still be the girls basketball coach.

I've been here since 7:30 a.m.. Now, I've got to get to the basketball game.

I've been playing basketball since I was a little kid. It's always been a big part of my life. My initials are underneath it because it signifies that I have been playing basketball since I was six years old.