Subject: Sports » Basketball (Page 7)

The Orlando Magic were so bad last season, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in their cheers.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive
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When I told my wife UConn would win the Big East tournament, she wanted to know why a team from Alaska got into the Big East tournament.

American sportswriter
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A lot is said about defense, but at the end of the game, the team with the most points wins, the other team loses.

(Bob Costas replied with just, Uh…well…ok.)

professional basketball player
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[I employ] two offenses: the GMA, or "general milling around," and the Daylight Offense, as in "The first guy who sees daylight after he crosses mid-court shoots."

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
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We have a great bunch of outside shooters; unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.

basketball coach
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That’s the one with all the ‘No Passing’ signs.

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Tell me where you want to go. If they have a team, I'll schedule them.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
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If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in the NBA

Canadian hockey player
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Coach Red Auerbach makes mistakes, the entire Boston Celtics team makes mistakes, but they can get away with it because they have the world's largest eraser in center Bill Russell.

American basketball player
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Part of the charm of basketball lies in the fact that it's a simple game to understand. Players race up and down a fairly small area indoors and stuff the ball into a ring with Madonna's dress hanging on it.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.

professional basketball player
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George McGinnis has got the body of a Greek god and the running ability of a Greek goddess.

American sportscaster
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In my prime I could have handled Michael Jordan; of course, he would have been only 12 years old.

American basketball player & coach
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We can’t win at home… we can’t win on the road; as general manager, I just can’t figure out where else to play.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive
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I think that the team that wins game five will win the series… unless we lose game five.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality
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Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

American basketball coach
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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do the operation on someone else, not you.

American basketball player
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Giving Magic the basketball is like giving Hitler an army, Jesse James a gang, or Genghis Khan a horse.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter
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 I don't think we've been beaten by officials more than five times this season.

college basketball coach
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The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality
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I'm in favor of drug tests, just so long as they are multiple choice.

American basketball player & coach
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