Famous Quotes & Sayings

Montgomery is a very good, disciplined team offensively and defensively. They stay within themselves at all times, they're patient, and they try and get the best look at the basket they can every time down the floor.

Give North credit, they were tough under the basket and played great defense. We just never looked like we were comfortable tonight.

Gerald Henderson

Getting to the basket and getting to the foul line, I think that's where I'm at my best.

Gibbs is our money free throw shooter. Down the stretch, there's not a guy on the team I'd rather have with the basketball in his hands than him. He's got ice in his veins and knocks those free throws down.

Fred had been getting to the basket on us all night. I was just trying to stay in front of him and contest the shot and I was able to get a hand on it.

Give SPASH credit, they executed well tonight. I felt like we had the kind of looks at the basket that we were looking for down the stretch, but we didn't hit them.

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I got a lot of open looks and just saw the basket and shot it. It felt real good to get back on our home court and see all our fans. I was excited to get back.

I got a little present. I'm just glad we got the win. It's a big deal in Milton. We have great fans, the people love basketball and we haven't had a team like this in nine years.

Bobby Jones

If we win, it will be one of the biggest games in Husky basketball history. At the same time, this could be our last game. So a lot of stuff is at stake.

If this were women's NCAA basketball, this would be like going into Tennessee - there's nothing like it. We're fired up for this; when you walk out and there are 15,000 people screaming and the walk-out is like the NBA finals - hey, it this doesn't get our kids ready nothing will.

If that were the case, wouldn't you think the younger one would be on the varsity? Look, Marcus is a great kid and a very hard worker with a huge upside. But Jeff he's one of the best high school basketball players I've ever seen.

Caron Butler

If that's where they need me to play to win basketball games, then so be it. I'm still a starter in my own mind. I'm just going to produce and get it done.

He was a thin kid, a good basketball player, flashy. But his body wasn't developed, and you could push him around on the floor.

He's grown up all his life playing basketball with these guys. They've been very open in trying to help him and have kind of taken him under their wings.

He was around the basketball all night long.

He was all over the place. So active. He's really helping our basketball team.

Geno Auriemma

I always thought Mel has a chance to be the poor man?s version of Shea (Ralph) and that?s exactly what?s she?s turned out to be. She can?t get to the basket like Shea could. She?s not old enough to go slam people just to see what it feels like, like Shea did. But she makes shots like nobody else in the country at this point.

Steven Whitney

I always thought I was an all-right writer, so I decided to join the newspaper. It's been fun. I get to write about wrestling, basketball and even write about outside sports like the Bears and college football.

Allen Iverson

I was struggling. I couldn't really go to the basket as quick as I wanted to. When I did it was real painful.

Karl Hobbs

I was so impressed with St. Bonaventure tonight. It's kind of unfortunate they're playing their best basketball now. I truly believe they got a couple wins left in them. Unfortunately, the season has kind of caught up to them a little bit. We were pretty nervous. Thank God for our experience. That was the only difference.

I was shocked when I read it in the paper. He's going to be missed -- not just at West. The game of basketball has lost a great coach.

Rudy Carpenter

I was telling the coach before the game let me throw deep. I had a feeling because of the way I was throwing in practice all week. I told everyone before the game, I'm feeling hot. If this was a basketball game, I was going to score 50 points.

I wouldn't say we're the best (every year). But to be the best you have to go through us. I thought they were a very scrappy team, had a lot of hustle and were basketball savvy.

I worked with some great basketball people. It was a great training ground.

I worked on my legs extra hard during basketball season for more explosiveness and to be a lot quicker coming out of my sprint stance.

I was pleased with the effort, but not in the loss. We didn't play as smart or take care of the basketball like we need to or should have.

I guess if we can't be first, we might as well be second. There's no shame in losing to (Lancaster). That's a top-notch basketball team. They're a tough, hard-nosed competitive team.

Tom Johnson

I grew up in Zionsville, about 10 miles south of Lebanon, so I know the history of the basketball program there.

I grew up with five brothers and have never been around girls. Everything I was taught in the game of basketball has been by guys.

Charles Rhodes

If we don't get into the NIT, I'm still going to have a basketball in my hand (today).

Damon Jones

If we execute and share the basketball and move bodies, then we are a tough team to defend because we have a lot of guys that can do a lot of different things on the offensive end. Defensively, we turned it up and held them to one shot, and because of it, we got momentum.

If we had just made a few more, this would have been our basketball game.