Quotes about basketball
basketball consistent given grinding needs played playing whatever
We're just consistent right now, playing hard, grinding it out. Whatever kind of basketball needs to be played on any given night, we're playing it. Vince Carter
basketball continue dug hole hopefully level mix ourselves question
We're just at .500, so there's a lot more basketball to play. Hopefully we'll continue to play at the level we need to. There's no question we dug ourselves a hole and it's not like we're really out of the hole, but at least we're in the mix a little bit. B. F. Skinner
basketball saw shoot ugly
We shoot 31 percent, they shoot 36. You probably saw some ugly basketball out there.
basketball beat good great team
This was a great team effort. We beat a very good basketball team.
basketball describe final five four hard program
To be able to do that in four years with a new program - it's hard to describe how hard that is to do. It'd be like making the Final Four in basketball with only five years of existence. It's that hard. But it's always a possibility in sports. Anything is possible.
basketball paid players understand
The players understand they have to play a basketball game. Everything has to go on as normal. This is our job, this is what we get paid to do. Herb Williams
basketball difference easiest free hustle obviously plays rebounds score ways win
There are a lot of ways to win basketball games, and obviously the easiest way is to score points. But when you don't do that, there are other things that you can do -- hustle plays like the tip-in or the rebounds on the free throws. Those plays can make a difference and they obviously did this afternoon.
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When you get the first cool night of the fall, you start thinking basketball. We're not there yet, but I know it's right around the corner.
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When you get down like that, you use up so much energy to get back into the basketball game. Then you have to be perfect the rest of the way. And playing this game, there is no way you can be perfect, because this game is so hard. Allen Iverson
basketball kids program reflects trying win
When you get 400 wins, it reflects the kids you've had in the past, it reflects the parents, it reflects the program itself, the coaches. We're just trying to win a basketball game. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't.
basketball numbers win
When you have her at those numbers ... you think you'd win a basketball game.
basketball control good learn liked mistakes style team
When you play the style we play, you're going to have some turnovers. But we had some uncharacteristic mistakes tonight. We need to get control of that. But I liked the way we clawed back into it. It's something we can learn from. If we don't learn from it, then we're not as good a basketball team as I think we are.
basketball coach good talk
We always talk about basketball stuff, ... She'll talk to me about the practice, what she observed. She's very knowledgeable. She's been very good as a coach up there. They really do play hard, do the right thing. Rick Adelman
basketball conscious effort mistakes
We made a conscious effort to not make mistakes at the end, just play basketball and defensively we wanted to get some stops. Morris Peterson
basketball blessed career close coaches desire entire far great improve kid love player sees steps time tool wants
We love Maya; I could go on and on. Maya has a great desire to get better every time she steps on the court. She?s never complacent. And as much as she wants to improve on the court, she sees basketball as a tool to make a difference. Maya is far more than a great basketball player; she?s a great person. I have been blessed to have one of her because most coaches go through their entire career and not even come close to being able to coach a player like her. The kid is special.
basketball build four guy miss people player system type
When you have a guy like Bryce for four years, you know you are going to miss him not only because of the type of basketball player he is, but the person he is. He is one of those people you just build your system around.
basketball bit care environment experience further graduate guard hopefully learn next post road tough win
When you don't guard the post and you don't take care of the basketball it is tough to win on the road in an environment like this. But we're young - we only graduate one - so, hopefully we can learn from this experience and go a little bit further next year. Chris Gardner
basketball boards control guard rebound sets stop transition tremendous
We've got to get back on defense, control the boards and stop their transition game. We've got to guard their sets and rebound the basketball. They're a tremendous rebounding basketball team.
basketball care dictate focus hard letting offense plays score shown situation strong taking team transition
We've got to focus on two things: taking care of the basketball and getting out of the situation of letting our offense dictate our defense. Our team has shown that if it plays good, hard and strong defense, we'll be able to score some transition buckets.
basketball best finish fourth quarter quarters strong
We've got to finish quarters strong and in the fourth quarter we have to play our best basketball.
basketball feeling good summer team
This summer I was feeling really good about what kind of basketball team that we could create,
basketball region whether
There has never been a region like this. Never. There is no way a basketball coach, whether they're in this region or the other regions, can say this region is fair. Gary Blair
basketball came chris gave locker room watch
When Chris came back out from the locker room to watch us from the bench, it gave us lift. He's just really important to us emotionally as a basketball team, even from the bench.
basketball beginning vermont worked
We said in the beginning of the playoffs, it's a whole new season. It's always been like that for Vermont basketball and it worked out pretty well for us today.
basketball best blocks building few great next occasion past played rose season sets tone
We rose to the occasion and played our best basketball the past few weeks. The end of our season sets a great tone for next year. These are building blocks for us.
basketball playing
We're not a .500 basketball club, ... but we're playing like it. Antawn Jamison
basketball biggest bring came change department eye hopefully insight lack people success top trying
We're trying to change a mind-set, because there has been a lack of success with men's basketball. One of the biggest things when I came in was to look at it from top to bottom. We're trying to put a new eye on things. ... A lot of people in the department have been here for a long time, 10 or 12 or 15 years. Hopefully I can bring some insight from (XU's) program.
basketball court eventually movement program saw type
We saw how we want to play. Eventually we would like our program to be where Bellefonte is and to play that type of basketball with ball movement and court spacing and rebounding and shooting.
basketball guys hard love saw second seemed team time tough
We saw a big-time basketball team play in a tough environment. Our guys in the second half, I love how hard we competed. ... It seemed like every time we'd get right there where I thought we could get over the hump, but we couldn't get a stop. Roy H. Williams
basketball half played tied worst year
We said we played our worst basketball half of the year - and we're tied up. Corey Brewer
basketball best equipment financial football hire inferior main playing poor programs support
We just haven't been getting the same financial support that basketball and football get. That's been our main disadvantage. So our programs end up having inferior equipment and poor playing conditions, and we can't hire the best instructors.
basketball create defense good offense played plays rely state team transition wins
We just have not played good defense lately. That's not our character. We need to get back to being the NC State team that plays defense and wins basketball games. We can't rely on our offense to win games. Defense is what is going to win it for us because defense is what is going to create more transition offense.
basketball calm central floor foul free game home kept kids knew lead physical playing spread stay telling tough
We knew it would be a tough, physical basketball game and playing Central on its home floor would be a tough chore. We just kept telling the kids to stay calm and composed. Once we got the lead we were able to spread the floor and make them foul us. We didn't make a lot of free throws, but we made enough.