We take a look at some of the memorable quotes from around the National Basketball League in the past week.
Taipans coach Aaron Fearne on his team’s inability to close out games (The Cairns Post):
"We have this amazing ability to fight back from an eight or 10-point margin, but we also need that killer instinct to step on the throat."
Read full article: http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2012/02/06/204125_local-sport-news.html
Gold Coast forward Mark Worthington after the Blaze beat the Hawks 91-50 (The Sydney Morning Herald):
"We still have our breakdowns and we're not happy about it. If we were peaking right now then I would be worried.”
Read full article: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/surging-breakers-regain-nbl-top-spot-20120205-1qzjv.html
Perth coach Rob Beveridge on the way the Breakers celebrated their win after beating his team in a Round 18 top-of-the-table blockbuster (The West Australian):
"After the game, they celebrated a fair bit and we'll remember that one when they come back here."
Read full article: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/basketball/12808666/cats-can-t-wait-for-payback-party/
Rob Beveridge again on how he thinks his Perth Wildcats match up against the New Zealand Breakers (The West Australian):
"We have no doubt we can beat New Zealand in New Zealand," he said. "We played them here (in Perth) and beat them by 24. We only lost by six points (in Auckland) and we shot the ball very poorly.”
Read full article: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/basketball/12808666/cats-can-t-wait-for-payback-party/
Hawks coach Gordie McLeod on the possibility of changing his starting lineup against Gold Coast (Illawara Mercury):
"We'll evaluate and look at that and we'll make a decision as to whether [Gold Coast] warrants starting another ball-carrier or we'll stay the same way."
Read full article: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/blaze-praise-for-rhys-martin/2443333.aspx
Gold Coast coach Joey Wright on the addition of Ayinde Ubaka to the Hawks (Illawara Mercury):
"Ayinde definitely adds to them. Now they have the option that if Rhys is not playing well, they've got Ayinde, who's just as good if not better than Rhys… Having him there gives them more options."
Read full article: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/blaze-praise-for-rhys-martin/2443333.aspx
New Zealand Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis on where his team sits (The Sydney Herald):
"The team is in a good place at the moment, just as far as how we are playing together and how we are playing for one another."
Read full article: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/win-over-perth-boost-for-breakers/story-e6frg7mf-1226263164668
Crocs coach Paul Woolpert on the recent play of back-up centre Ben Allen (Townsville Bulletin):
"In the last five or six weeks Ben has been much more physical than early on in his career and that's what he's going to need to do to be an effective player in the league. That was Ben's best game since he's been a Croc."
Read full article: http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2012/02/07/303721_sport.html
Crocodiles chief executive Ian Smythe on the recent surgery of captain Russell Hinder (Townsville Bulletin):
"So instead of waiting for it to heal naturally they went in a took a piece of bone off the top of his hip and inserted it under the fracture … and that will speed up the healing process… It puts the rehab he was doing back by a week, but after that I think he’s right to go.”
Read full article: http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2012/02/07/303891_sport.html
Wildcats defensive specialist Damian Martin on his matchup against New Zealand’s Cedric Jackson (stuff.co.nz):
"He goes for 15 and 10 and runs the team so well, so you try to get into him and he finds the open man and if you sag off him he proved he can knock down that three-point shot… Tonight he got the better of me and I'll take it personally, though I won't lose too much sleep because he's a great player.”
Read full article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/6377551/Cedric-Jackson-too-good-says-Wildcats-star
Blaze coach Joey Wright on how he feels going into this week’s game (Gold Coast):
"Sometimes, I drive to that stadium and I don't know if I can be proud of the way we've played. And I'm flying to Sydney (this week) with that same comfort zone.''
Read full article: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/02/07/388451_gold-coast-blaze.html
Tigers star Cameron Tragardh on this year’s season for Melbourne (Adelaide Now):
"This season has had a bit of everything... And it's almost like a grudge match every time we play."
Read full article: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/melbourne-tigers-cam-tragardhs-roller-coaster-season/story-e6frect3-1226262126874
Long time Melbourne board member and new team CEO Michael Slepoy on his goal for the Tigers (TVNZ):
"I want the club to be known as the most professional basketball organisation and continue the great Tigers legacy of family values and success.”
Read full article: http://tvnz.co.nz/basketball-news/tigers-hold-down-36ers-4711238
Sixers coach Marty Clarke on his team’s second half woes (Adelaide Now):
"In both games, and not just in those games but in some others where we've played a good first half, in the second half generally teams become more physical. Dealing with that physicality has been a bit of an issue. There's been some fatigue but not fatigue as in haven't-done-the-work but fatigue as in young bodies coping with the greater physicality."
Read full article: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-ready-for-crocodile-attack/story-e6frect3-1226265169658
