Famous Quotes & Sayings

Theresa Grentz

They have the talent. They need the direction on where it's going and that's my job to give them that direction. There's a lot of basketball to play and I want them to understand that.

They just played a great basketball game. I feel sorry for them because it was one of those games where you hate that someone has to lose.

They just kick our behinds. They showed us what playoff basketball is about, and it was good for us.

They just don't give you a minute to catch your breath, and we just couldn't handle their pressure all night. They are 24-0 for a reason, but our kids had a great year (19-6) and Wilson basketball is back. We battled hard, but they are just a good team.

They just didn't give up. We're a good basketball team at the right part of the year. We're playing as hard as we have all season. We're playing as well as we have all season. I'm very happy with the effort of our kids.

They let the whole country down. Their egoism was their downfall as this group of outstanding individuals failed to blend into a team and produce the top quality basketball they're capable of. The team chemistry was poor from the start of the preparation period and their long nights out until the early morning hours certainly didn't help.

It was great playing with him, getting to know him and the rest of the guys throughout traveling basketball.

Billy Donovan

It was great to see him shoot the basketball and let it go with the confidence he did. The biggest thing I look at with Lee is the confidence level he's shooting the ball with. Tonight, he was just letting it go and shooting it with a great deal of confidence.

LaMarcus Aldridge

It was just leave the middle to me and get to all their shooters.

It was just a tremendous high school basketball game. This is a rare occurrence.

It was just time to beat them. We played like we knew we could. Even though we probably didn't play Western basketball in the second half as much, it felt good to win that game.

Roy Williams

It was a fantastic performance for us. I think it was our best basketball of the year.

Mike Dunlap

It was just a good defensive effort, true Metro State basketball. Holding a team to under 50 points is a huge effort.

They will defend at the highest level and try to control the tempo. It will be a grind-it-out basketball game.

They've played some good teams to get there, and they're playing good basketball right now.

Karl Hobbs

They've had classy kids and when you walk in their facility, you know basketball is important at that school. They've dominated us. They are the only program in this conference that has truly dominated us.

They've got pretty good inside play. Sherman is a really nice post player for a freshman and he can finish with the basketball when he gets it inside.

It's beginning to sound like that movie 'Groundhog Day.' They give us the same thing over and over and over. Their last proposal to us was totally unacceptable. You see what happened to hockey. Now basketball is moving in the same direction. I don't see us as being too far off the pace from those two. For some reason, the owners have not moved the ball at all.

Jim Calhoun

It's both being fortunate and having the basketball gods smiling on you a little bit because quite frankly they had every right to win that game as much as we did. We took our foot off the pedal and we can't do that.

It's Big East basketball. Big East basketball is that way. It's a physical game every time you play in the league.

Jim Calhoun

It seems Ed picks up fouls quicker than any guy I've ever had. And I don't know why. Ed is a very good basketball player and yet I don't think he ever gets recognized for that. He automatically gets tagged because he looks strong and muscular. Well, he's a very good player.

It seemed there were times we could have taken control, but we made some silly mistakes that you just can't have in a basketball game.

It's huge. They have been one of the best teams in the last decade and Kentucky has been a big part of college basketball for a long time. It's a thrill to be part of this type of game.

It's huge game. Both teams are great teams, but hopefully Miami will pull it off. It (basketball) is becoming really big. It's hard to compete with these schools with football, but I think basketball is going to be even bigger in a few years.

It was a high priority for us to find a better way to identify the beginning of the season. We want fans to understand that college basketball doesn't start in February and March.

It was a pretty good effort. We didn't take care of the basketball, had too many turnovers and didn't do some things we needed to do on defense. We just need to play smarter, more fundamental ball.

It was nice to see Jeremy get off to such a quick start shooting the basketball.

Avery Johnson

It was nice to get the big lead and to spread out the minutes a little bit. But we are a flawed basketball team and we are still working through some things. We have to keep working hard and trying to get better.

Bill Self

It was kind of like a clinic. It was excellent for me to get there and start talking basketball with a lot of college guys and pro guys.

Bill Belichick

It was kind of like a basketball game. We were playing for the last shot.

Maya Moore

It wasn't an easy decision. There's so many things going on during the recruiting process that basketball could be affected. It's just a lot of pressure off of me, and now that's it's over, I can just focus.

It was more of a case of Dodge City wants to win basketball games, too. We didn't have one of our better ball-handling games, but I credit Dodge with a lot of that. They're a good defensive team, and they've proven that throughout the year.

It wasn't a good fit at all, that's all I can say. It wasn't a good fit for my family and I. It was not a good fit for the basketball program.