?Don?t you ever pass??- Bob Cousy, after teammate Bill Sharman?s length-of-the-court attempted pass to him swishes through the net for a basket during the 1957 NBA All-Star Game in Boston Garden"If you're 18 years old, you can go to jail, you can go to the military, you can fight and die for your country. Why shouldn't you be able to go play basketball for money?"- Kwame Brown?I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%.?- Michael Jordan"You can do nothing to D-Wade. If you say 'boogety-boogety boo' to him, that's a foul!" - Rasheed Wallace
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five." Charles Barkley
<span style="font-family:Arial">"You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world & I might be right. " -Charles Barkley"No, we smoked it all up." -- Rasheed Wallace, to the police officer that pulled him over, when he was asked if there was any more marijuana in the car. If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.--Charles Barkley"they say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds."-Wilt Chamberlain"Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass."-George Raveling"I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate."- Marcus Camby, on communicating with teammate Nene Hilario, who speaks Portuguese and not Spanish."Because they don't have four pointers."- Antoine Walker, on why he shoots so many three pointers"The best day of my life was when I turned 25. That's the day my car insurance went down. Yeah, boy, I saved $1,200 that day."- Stephen Jackson"After being treated for a kidney stone, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing." ""Every year, when I'm with a new team, that's one less team that doesn't know that I can't play. There are 5,000 players in America better than me that aren't in the NBA."- Mark Pope, Denver Nuggets."I don't care about that sucker anymore. He's a ball hog and becoming a cancer to this team. ... Just kidding. I wanted to see if you were awake."- Darius Miles, on his friendship with LeBron."That didn't bother me. I am not going to worry about a guy trying to be tough with a pink tie on."- Ben Wallace, on the injured Marcus Fizer acting like he was going to come off the Bulls bench and fight."My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them."- Hot Rod RundleyCharles Barkley: "To win a championship you shouldn't think so much about having home court advantage."Mike Bibby: "How would you know?""We're just playing basketball. It's not like we're going out to have unprotected sex with Magic."- BarkleyI've been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak. The good part is that they don't make posters of those guys." --Walt Williams"I didn't even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee"- Drew GoodenI"f the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy". - Bobby Knight"I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the Alpo of the NBA".Shaquille O'Neal Ref Joey Crawford calling a foul on Stokjo Vrankovic (LAC): "Loose ball foul on whatever the hell his name is."Charles Barkley on his thoughts about retiring before the season: "Iremember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, 'Yeah. I'm going toretire.' They said, 'Well, we'll give you $9 million.' And I said, 'You got a pen on you?'"Charles Barkley (Hou) at the start of the press conference followinghis career ending injury where he ruptured the quadriceps tendon in hisleft knee in the Phi-Hou game: "Well guys, I guess that sex is definitelyout of the question tonight."Mikki Moore [unintentionally explaining Detroit's troubles this season]:"We have to play hard for the full 40 minutes." Informed a game goes for 48 minutes: "48? Oh, that's right. 12-minute quarters."Charles Barkley on teammate Cuttino Mobley: "He's instant offense, on both ends of the floor, I might add.""I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score,"- Ricky Davis"Isiah Thomas: "I've got some bad news. We're trading you to Phoenix."Antonio McDyess: "What's the bad news?"Mikki Moore [unintentionally explaining Detroit's troubles this season]:"We have to play hard for the full 40 minutes." Informed a game goes for 48 minutes: "48? Oh, that's right. 12-minute quarters."MY FAVORITE:"We try to treat the road like it's a home game. We ain't got no fans at home, neither."- Dion Glover in his Atlanta Hawk days</span>
"PRACTICE? PRACTICE? We in here talkin about a game and we talkin bout Practice? I mean, how silly is that?"....." How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?!"- Allen Iverson
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ Jun 9 2007, 11:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>?Don?t you ever pass??- Bob Cousy, after teammate Bill Sharman?s length-of-the-court attempted pass to him swishes through the net for a basket during the 1957 NBA All-Star Game in Boston Garden"If you're 18 years old, you can go to jail, you can go to the military, you can fight and die for your country. Why shouldn't you be able to go play basketball for money?"- Kwame Brown?I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%.?- Michael Jordan"You can do nothing to D-Wade. If you say 'boogety-boogety boo' to him, that's a foul!" - Rasheed Wallace</div>
Ewing: "We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money"Mutombo: "Who wants to sex Mutombo?" Ron Artest to kids: "Someone started trouble and I ended it"Shaq: "I would like to be referred to as 'The Big Aristotle'" Shaq: "My game is like the pythagorean theorem, no one can figure it out"Divac: ?We all get heavier as we get older because there?s a lot more information in our heads." Jerome James's reply, when asked to react to coach Nate McMillan's claim that he was a selfish player: "I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome."Marvin Barnes, when he saw that a short hop westbound flight had an arrival time that was earlier than its departure time (due to crossing a timezone boundary): "I ain't getting in no time machine."?Rebound by one of the big guys ? Divac, I think ? Hands off to one of the little guards ? The big guy with the beard passes off to the little lefty ? Boy, I?m having trouble with these names.? --Legendary Boston radio announcer Johnny Most, calling a McDonald?s Open game between the Celtics and Jugoplastika Split of Croatiathere's gotta be at least ten there by doug moe. ?My only rule is that you have to dress better than me to be acceptable.? --Doug Moe, a notoriously bad dresser, explaining his team's lax dress code Moe: ?Alex, you c---------.? English: ?You can?t call me a c---------. You?re a c---------.? Moe: ?I know I?m a c---------. Now get out there and play some defense you c---------.? --Doug Moe, coaching Alex English during a game ?When the game?s over, it?s over.? --Doug Moe ?We got no shot to beat the Lakers.? --Doug Moe, handicapping the Nuggets' matchup with the 65-17 L.A. Lakers in the First Round of the 1987 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers swept the series and went on the win the 1987 NBA Finals. "Somebody said to me, 'It's Friday the 13th, are you going to be jinxed?' I said, 'Bleep, you can't jinx us.'" --Doug Moe, on his 1992-93 Philadelphia 76ers, who were 1-7 in the preseason and 0-3 at the start of the regular season ?I really didn't want it, but now that I've won it, it's nice. It's an honor. It's nice to know people don't think you're a total idiot. ... It must have been a poor year for coaches.? --Doug Moe, after winning the 1987-88 NBA Coach of the Year award "People always ask me if I had any regrets in my career. Remember when I threw that guy out the window? I regret I was on the first floor" - BarkleyMike James is another quote machine: On his 5-25 FG night: "Sometimes me and the rim just don't agree. For 20 of the shots tonight me and the rim weren't really on good terms. I think I did something to her last night. I normally treat her good, talk to her nice. I don't ever curse her out, but tonight maybe she was a little mad at me, but that's all right. I'm going to give her flowers and candy before the next game." On improving his off hand: "My left was terrible in the beginning but now its getting stronger. I'm startin 2 give my left hand more responsibilities, brushing my teeth, wipin myself, all in the effort 2 b a better ball player."Former Nets president Jon Spoelstra said the team was filled with "convicts and criminals" during his tenure with New Jersey. Spoelstra, president of the Nets from 1993 to '95, said that his players were in so much legal trouble then, team publications could have been filled with "mug shots.""One year we had six guys in jail," he said Thursday. "Not together, because that would have meant teamwork."Jeff Van Gudy on Tmac: "I don't know how he sees what he sees, but I'm sure glad he sees what he sees because I can't see what he sees." Barkley: "I thought Bill Laimbeer was the whiniest, most despicable, most disgusting guy in the game. On the other hand, I always respected him as a player." On his retirement: "Just what America needs--another unemployed black man." Barkley on throwing an elbow at an Angolan during the 92 Olympics: "Well, he might've pulled a spear on me."REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team? MICHEAL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking. REPORTER: How far can it sink? MICHEAL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jun 10 2007, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"Isiah Thomas: "I've got some bad news. We're trading you to Phoenix."Antonio McDyess: "What's the bad news?"</div> :HAHAHA:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jun 10 2007, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"Isiah Thomas: "I've got some bad news. We're trading you to Phoenix."Antonio McDyess: "What's the bad news?"</div> I would have told him the same damn thing<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Charles Barkley: "To win a championship you shouldn't think so much about having home court advantage."Mike Bibby: "How would you know?""We're just playing basketball. It's not like we're going out to have unprotected sex with Magic."- Barkley</div> :shok: :HAHAHA:
We're shooting 100 percent - 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line. ~Norm StewartThe secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy. ~Jerry TarkanianWe have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.-- Weldon DrewLeft hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.-- Charles Shackleford
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"I don't care about that sucker anymore. He's a ball hog and becoming a cancer to this team. ... Just kidding. I wanted to see if you were awake."- Darius Miles, on his friendship with LeBron.</div>Lmfao. Lmao @ half of those. Very funny sh*t.
"Both teams played really hard" Rasheed's reply after a Trailblazers game to every question that was asked of him by reporters."All I know about Angola is Angola's in trouble."- Charles Barkley, when playing for the American "Dream Team" the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was asked what he thought about their first round opponent Angola. His words rang true as the U.S.A. trounced Angola 116-48. "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."Shaquille O'Neal, in response when asked by a reporter whether he visited the Parthenon in his trip to Greece."My sister's expecting a baby,and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."- Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice"I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.' "- Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player"Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject." - Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a player who received four F's and one D1992 Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's 7-27 record: "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."
"Man, this was definitely one of the most memorable games.... wait, memorable? Did I say that right? Memro...Mem......... I'm gonna remember this game."- Allen Iverson"We just go out there and do what Coach Brown wants us to do. What... he.. wants... to.. us... do..... Well, I didn't go to college."- LeBron James<u>Bill Walton</u>: Carmelo, explain to me what you think the modern NBA game has done for Western Civilization."<u>Carmelo Anthony</u>: "I dunno what you talkin' bout, man.""See, Sacramento is not a playoff team. They are only like a 7th or 8th seed type of team."- Charles Barkley, when he was alongside Marv Albert doing color commentary in place of a sick Steve Kerr.<u>Charles</u>: "The Bay Area, the city, sucks."<u>Ernie</u>: "Charles, it's not a city..."<u>Kenny</u>: "Just let him go, Ernie.""We gon' celebrate. Yeah... we gon' celebrate, but we ain't poppin no Crystal, it tastes like urination."- Delonte West"I like to take long walks. I like to ride my horse.I like to paint morals of the ocean that I see beyond the horizon, because I feel that in order for us to grow, we gotta know. You know, in order to love the brutha-man, you gotta know the other man. Because, one fish two fish, red fish blue fish. Nick nack patty wack, give a dog a bone.See, that's a little poetry too."- Delonte West"Bugs bunny is the smoothest dude I ever met... I mean I aint never met him.. well, I did meet him once, but you wouldn't even believe me if I told you."- Delonte West"Elmer Fud is hatin.. see, let me tell you... these cartoons is more deep than you think. because Elmer Fud, is almost like one of them agents that they plant inside the white house, you know what I'm sayin? Like, he throw you off like he's stupid... you know, he be like "huhuhuhu" and you think he's kinda dumb. But, you see he got that shotgun with him at all times. See, you laugh 'haha' then as soon as you turn around.. BOOM!"- Delonte West"Look, Paul, my mom got a curtain that look just like that jacket you got on. Look, mu momma used to be like 'Delonte close the curtain, the sun's in my eyes.' See Paul, with you wearin that, you givin me flashbacks"- Delonte West"The negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, it stinks, and it sucks. Larry Bird is not walking through that door... Kevin McHale is not walking through that door."- Rick Pitino on the Celtics' struggles."We don't need an ambulance man, we got Scal."- Tony Allen, on who should drive him to the hospital after he tore his ACL."I got hops, yo."- Brian Scalabrine, making a joke about him having as much hops as Gerald Green.
Reporter: Mark, is this the worst loss you have ever experienced in your life?Cuban: Well once when I was a kid playing peewee football we lost at the last second, ask me a real f*cking question!
"A couple of ice bags after the game."- Greg Oden, top draft prospect, on what he would expect from his first matchup with Miami center Shaquille O'Neal. LOL he's off to a good start
