Famous Quotes & Sayings

They're a good basketball team. They're so unselfish and feed off each other so well.

Jim Calhoun

They're a good basketball team. They're going to be very tough out in their league. We gave up 24 points in a very short period of time.

They're a good basketball team. They're a well-coached basketball team. They're not just a tall basketball team. Those kids have skill, they make plays. You don't win 20-something games and not be as skilled as they are." ()

Trent Johnson

They're a good basketball team. They have a very hostile home environment. They are very balanced. They have seven or eight guys who can score for them. They are probably a little bitter since they didn't get an at-large bid to the Tournament.

They're a good basketball team. It's no disgrace to lose to them.

They're a good basketball team. It's always tough to play down at Calhoun.

They're a good basketball team and we knew they wouldn't quit. They handled our pressure very well in the first quarter and we couldn't get our run going.

They're a good basketball team, and that's what were trying to do, play good teams. They came up big at the end.

Gregg Popovich

They're a fine basketball team. Terry has done a great job of coming in and putting in a new system and then having the team respond to it.

They're a dangerous basketball team. The parity right now with the top four or five teams in (the Seventh) Region is unbelievable.

B. F. Skinner

They're not really small. They may be a little shorter, but they're strong enough to be effective. They're quick and strong and they have some basketball savvy. It's more the mind-set than anything else. Instead of using their height as a disadvantage, they use it as an advantage. Obviously, they've made it work.

They have some tremendous basketball programs in Philadelphia.

There's been a half-dozen possessions and we can be sitting here 14-1. But when we've been in close games we do not make good decisions. Game in and game out, when we handle the basketball and if we can keep our turnovers somewhere between 15 or 16 instead of 22 or 23, we can play with anybody.

There's always a prize if you win something. But just being a basketball player should be motivation enough. Every time you play the game should be enough.

There's a lot of things that didn't go well today but the biggest thing is that we didn't shoot the basketball well. We just couldn't buy a basket today.

Tim Ryan

There's an old basketball saying. You recruit offense; you teach guys how to play defense. Not saying anything about his defense - I'm saying that in general. I think his lateral movement is quick enough. That's what you look for.

There was a lot of hype about, 'Oh, Ring can't play football. His dad's a basketball coach. He needs to stick to that,' ... There were rumors about that going around. But I just felt like I had to come out here and prove myself and prove that Ring isn't just a basketball name. Ring can play football, too.

At halftime, what I talked to them about was their shooting. We couldn't buy a basket and (San Juan) was making theirs. And then in the second half, we were right there and just made a couple of poor decisions at the end to lose the game." ()

At halftime I said we've played three really good halves of basketball. We didn't get that fourth half.

At Fork Union, Coach pushes all of us on the field and if you're not working hard, you know the next guy will just step up and take your spot. We all push each other and practice hard. Competition is something that's part of being here. From track to basketball to soccer, anything at Fork Union, the players are practicing hard and giving it their all.

It's a tough field. Obviously there's a lot of tradition and a lot of prominence in women's basketball represented here. It bodes well for high-caliber games.

It's a tough chore, but we have a good team. They have two McDonald's All-Americans and a guy considered the best high school basketball player since Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar). But they still have to play the game.

It's a tremendous environment for a home team. It's a tremendous environment for a college basketball game, period.

It's a tremendous environment for a home team, and for college basketball, period. The fans are so well-educated, and they're a team that's resilient. It also energizes the visiting team, so what you get is an electric atmosphere.

It's a tough way to lose a basketball game. When you have a three point lead, and there's under two seconds to go, you foul.

Jeff Heath

It's a big event and an opportunity to support basketball in Mississippi. We're always looking to play a high level of competition and this also gives you a chance to play in the coliseum before the State Tournament.

J. J. Johnson

It's 90 percent mental. You don't really have to have a lot of the physical aspects. Some of the kids these days don't really fit into basketball or football so you got to get into bowling.

Jimmy Smith

It wasn't worth risking his future. He was mad with me because he wanted to play. But I'm not going to jeopardize a young man's future. He's a baseball/football player playing basketball and I love him for it.

It was our best game, four quarters. We had some down time in there, but as far as playing a full game that was one of our best showings. They did their runs and we would have our runs. That's what basketball is about. It's about runs. We had more of them and scored more out of our runs.

Roy Williams

It was our best basketball of the year. We talked about being focused for 40 minutes.

Jeff Adrien

It wasn't intentional or anything like that. I was just playing basketball.

It was basketball that really got me into (high jumping). I still played basketball even after I really got into high jumping, but more than one sport didn't hurt me in the high jump, that's for sure.

It was fun to see our fans excited and into the game. It is clearly a basketball atmosphere.