| us. We couldn't even beat us. I was trying to think of somebody bad, and I couldn't think of anybody else. Us." 4/1 Chicago coach Phil Jackson when asked if B.J. Armstrong had a beef with how he is used: "B.J. does not eat beef. B.J. is a vegetarian, so I don't think he has any beef at all." 4/1 Philadelphia coach Fred Carter, whose team has lost 23 of its last 24: "I wouldn't know how to feel if we won. I'd probably say, is it over? Check the scorebook. I'd probably just stare at the scoreboard and feel the euphoria." 4/10 John Salley (Mia): "I like pressure. Pressure is what creates diamonds." 4/10 Elmore Spencer (LAC) forgot to set his clock ahead for Daylight Savings Time and arrived moments before the game against Houston. Loy Vaught started in his place. 4/17 Portland coach Rick Adelman on Portland's lost to Dallas: "At least we won't have to play them (Dallas) in the playoffs. That's a good sign." 4/17 Sacramento coach Garry St. Jean's job is apparently safe. Team owner Jim Thomas said, "He's got the contract, and I don't like to waste money." 5/1 John Salley (Mia) on the playoffs: "When the playoffs come, I don't worry if my hair is not combed, if my breath is bad, if I haven't flossed." 5/29 (While the Hou-Uta series was still going on) Jeff Hornacek when asked why he and his wife planned to have a child during the playoffs: "Hey, I was with the Sixers." Dominique Wilkins is being razzed by his fellow Dream Team IIers. They have given him the nicknames of Grandpa and Antique. "I'm just glad it wasn't Detroit. I don't like anybody there." - J.R. Reid after being traded to San Antonio. "Every night, when you lay your head on your pillow, you say, 'Wow, I'm one of 300.' Of course, 50 of us (are) real bad." - Scott Hastings on being in the NBA. "Shut up, you little Smurf." - Gary Payton running by excited T'Wolves coach Sidney Lowe. "When I die my tombstone will say, 'He was underrated. Now he's underground.'" - Terry Porter on his career. "I think we'll go big." - Don Nelson on the conditional pick in 2001 the Warriors got for Ed Nealy. "If we stay free of injuries, we'll be in contention to be a healthy team." - Chris Morris on his hopes for the Nets. "What are they going to do, beat us worse?" - Doug Moe after calling the Bulls and Jordan a bunch of stiffs. "Moses Malone used to have them all the time, but we never understood anything he said." - Jon Koncak after the Hawks had a team meeting and won 12 of 13. "He would drive people insane and then just walk away. He was like Gandhi." - Chuck Daly on Bill Laimbeer. And a couple pulled from the 1995 book Basketball Shorts by Glenn Liebman (has 1001 basketball quotes, including some good ones from college) Jerry Reynolds: "If God had an agent, the world wouldn't be built yet. It'd only be about Thursday." Terry Francona, Jordan's minor league baseball manager on giving Jordan his daily meal money: "There's something odd about going up to Michael Jordan and slipping him $16 a day." Charles Barkley on being misquoted in his autobiography: "That was my fault. I should have read it before it came out." Bob Weiss on Atlanta's '92 prospects: "We're going to be exciting. Of course, it was exciting when the Titanic went down." Scott Hastings on the expansion team in Miami: "I'm scared. I think I'm the best player here." Derrick Coleman on why he wouldn't go hunting with then teammate Jayson Williams: "I'm not going hunting with anyone who plays the same position as me." Eddie Johnson: "It's nice just to play against [Jordan]. Sometimes you get your picture in the paper." Jerry Sloan: "In my prime I could have handled Michael Jordan. Of course, he would be only 12 years old." And a college one that I loved Ron Shumate (Southeastern Missouri coach) on his team's poor shooting: "It's so bad that the players are giving each other high fives when they hit the rim." | |
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