Famous Quotes & Sayings

If we have kids who can put the basketball in the basket and take care of the basketball, we can do the other thing. It's kind of hard to teach kids to put the ball in the basket.

If we knock down a couple shots, it's a totally different basketball game. At the end of regulation and overtime, two of our better shooters got good looks. They've just got to knock them down. I'm not faulting them on that, but we've just got to make some shots.

I got tired of seeing her shoot one-foot shots. Let's put her at least 15 feet from the basket and see what she does.

I gotta give Mike (MacDonald) credit because they played motivated basketball from the beginning.

Ben Gordon

I got off to a good start. Then I got plagued by foul trouble, and it kind of busted up my rhythm.

Brad Smith

I got here at noon. I figure I'll eat, watch a little basketball here, and then maybe move to the Pub II for more basketball.

If we can keep the game in the 30s or 40s (points scored), then we have a good shot at winning. If it gets in the 50s or 60s, we're probably not going to win. Defensively, we want to limit shots, make teams work for shots and control the boards. Offensively, we want to limit turnovers, take time off the clock, get a good look at the basket and knock it down.

She was an incredible basketball player, but her truest gifts were her personality and love for the other people that she was with. Her voice, especially her laugh, could be heard for a block, and believe me, she was hilarious.

She's thinking about it way too much. It's nice to be able to win games without her, and it really forces people into a situation where they have to bring their game up another level. I think that's the good part, because when we get Crystal back, maybe we'll even be a better basketball team because of it.

She was yelling at me because of the emotions of the game, but it was a positive thing. She said, 'We need you for this win. Don't worry about your turnovers or not making your shots. You're going to hit a key basket for us, so put a smile on your face and go out and play the game you've been playing for so long.

She's a tremendous basketball player. She's the whole deal. She has her body under control more than last year. We're undersized in the post and she was getting it (ball) in spots where we couldn't stop her.

She's an old-fashioned basketball player. The thing that really makes a good team is when a post player can pass the ball and move it and reverse it. Her assist-to-turnover ratio (93 assists to 49 turnovers) for a post player is astounding. It's like nothing I've ever seen.

She's really a complete basketball player. She'll shoot it in your face, and she can put it on the floor. And obviously she can get to the free-throw line.

She does a nice job of protecting the basket and can block some shots.

She did a real nice job handling the ball, knowing when to take it to the basket and when not to. Those are things kids have to learn by experience, and we've struggled with that over the last couple of years. She learned tonight. She was a big time player at the end of the game.

She's a good player. She can go to the basket and shoot the 3-pointer, so we just wanted to limit her touches and that's what I tried to do today.

She's a gamer. She's just getting her feet wet. She knows where the basket is, and we're just trying to get her to play more and more defense. But we put her in and we didn't miss a beat. She knows how to score, so you're going to see more of her.

She played very well and had some key baskets for us. She goes hard to the basket and played well on defense.

She is very athletic. She can pull people away from the basket with her shooting and is capable of playing with her back to the basket.

She made her mind up to go to the basket tonight. She was more confident driving to the basket and that made a big difference. We've been wanting her to take over a game like this all season because she can do that.

I looked up at the score several times (and said), 'Alright, we're at six, let's just keep cutting it.' ? It was definitely frustrating. We were looking for that one basket just to get over that little hump.

Dee Brown

I hang with E.B. (Halsey), Mel (Melvin Bryant) and J.D. (Jason Davis). I beat them in video games, and they beat me in video games. Those are my guys. They know I played football and that I have a special love for football. Illinois is a football school as well as a basketball school, so I have to show them respect.

John Jones

I felt good about where we were at in the first half. We were lucky to be there. They had good looks at the basket that we gave them. They had some easy shots.

Jim Gerlach

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

Jason Kidd

I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.

Jason Kidd

I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates

Wally Szczerbiak

He took over the game with his drives to the basket in the fourth quarter. He puts so much pressure on the defense, doesn't settle for jumpers. When the double-team comes, he finds the open players, making it easier on him in the long run.

He's the only person we interviewed. He's an excellent, excellent basketball coach and a person of great integrity.

Jim Caviezel

I was a basketball player. I'm a gym rat. I'm always in the gym playing.

Jerry West

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out

Jermaine O'Neal

In college you learn about college

Jerry Jones

Anybody involved in sports in Missouri knows it's a great sports state. It is a great sports state, particularly in basketball and baseball. Particularly. Not to demean football, but it's a baseball state and a basketball state.

Jeremy Lin

I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.