Bill Laimbeer Quotes (23 Quotes)

We watched her at the combine and she grew on us. There was no question that if we had made a trade and had lost one of our big players we would have taken her. But we would have worked a deal to move up to take her, too. She competes.

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.

I think we're more talented than they are, but they've had good chemistry with their team all year long and they're consistent,

Nolan led Detroit with 23 points, but foul calls rattled the Shock for most of the game. Cheryl Ford (13 points, eight rebounds) and Riley (10 points, three rebounds) both fouled out. Detroit was called for 27 fouls, the Sun for 13. We were unable to play our game of being a physical basketball team, ... The disparity in free throws was a major factor in the game.

I have a great deal of respect for Isiah as a leader and basketball mind.

We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are.

Connecticut played very well. Our game plan was to keep them on the perimeter. They made shots, jump shots in the second half. We had easy opportunities that we weren't able to convert.

Don't talk to me about that. Talk to him about that. That's his business.

They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense.

Kara did a good job of giving us some energy and offensive production off the bench this season ... and her inclusion on the All-Rookie team is a well-deserved honor. If she puts her mind to it, she can become one of the best post players in the game. She has all the physical tools, the size, and the agility to dominate, and watching her develop over the coming years is going to be a lot of fun for our fans.

I wrestled with what to do for hours and actually even slept on it. When I woke up and looked in the mirror, I was surprised to see two miniature figures on each shoulder. On one side was Bibby, who was chanting It's not their fault It's mine Vote for the

We joke around a lot with our ballclub.

Give Connecticut credit. They played well.

It's not tough at all as long as the fans are yelling, screaming and hollering.

You could see she was very confident in who she was today on the basketball court. She was one of the better players out there. She has to be a small forward, and her shot is better than people thought it was.

I thought we were aggressive across the board defensively, and you could just see it grow. As the game went along, you could see the confidence grow. It showed in the fourth quarter.

That's going to be great for us. We won't be affected offensively, and cutting down the clock will hurt the teams that play a slower, pattern offense.

This is not a case of we didn't show. I think Connecticut played very well. They made jump shots, especially in the second half, which is going to happen. They are fine players. As far as the game plan is concerned, we wanted to keep them on the perimeter, and they happened to make them.

Turnovers are frying my brain. It's so difficult for a coach to sit there and watch it happen, but we overcame it to our credit.

I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you.

The players have to come and play. Today we did.

The Finals are about a test of wills.

That it's being sponsored by the NBA makes it legitimate for the better caliber of players to participate in it, ... All they have to do now is market the individual teams.