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By Yoni Cohen on Mon Nov 12, 2007 at 01:26:05 AM EST

"[DeJuan] Blair reminds me of a young [Karl] Malone. He's got strong hands, really strong hands. I can see this kid being a big-time player. I'd really like to be his agent, like I would've liked to have been [Tim] Duncan's agent." -- St. Louis coach Rick Majerus, on the talented Pittsburgh frosh.

"Defense, defense, defense. We play in the Pac-10 and it’s a great scoring conference. It’s all about defense. Defense creates opportunities for us to score." -- Oregon guard Malik Hairston, on what the Ducks need to work on going forward.

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Will in the World

By Yoni Cohen on Fri Mar 31, 2006 at 02:21:47 AM EST

George Mason's Will Thomas, on March 5th after the Patriots lost to the Hofstra Pride in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament: "We probably won't get an at-large bid because our league isn't considered one of the top leagues in the country."

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Quote of the Day

By Yoni Cohen on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 02:30:54 PM EST

"[Ivan Johnson] was really up and excited about playing for Bob Huggins...Who wants to go to Cincinnati without Huggins? That's like going to Syracuse without Jim Boeheim. Without Bob Huggins, there is no Cincinnati."
-- Former Southwest Community College assistant coach Mack Cleveland

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Quote of the Day

By Yoni Cohen on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 04:49:23 PM EST

"Bill Simmons is not particularly 'long' as a writer."

--ESPN's Jay Bilas, responding to Simmons' comments in his most recent NBA Draft Diary

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Quotes! Of! The! Day!

By Yoni Cohen on Thu Mar 24, 2005 at 02:29:33 PM EST

"I never would have taken the Louisville job if you ever told me that someday you're going to be in the Big East. I would have said there's absolutely no way possible. I even called [Big East Commissioner] Mike Tranghese. He said, 'Rick, you and I will both be dead by the time that ever happens. It'll never happen while I'm commissioner or you're coaching.'"

--Louisville coach Rick Pitino

"I'm a humble person. Everyone on the team is humble, too. We just want our game to show for itself...Some reporter just told me the white guy [6-foot-6 Daniel Bobik] is going to guard me. I don't know his name. I don't think anybody can guard me. I'm the only one who can stop me."

--Arizona guard Salim Stoudamire

(FYI: JJ Redick would have to make 65 consecutive 3-pointers without a single miss to match Stoudamire's best-in-the-nation 51.3 3-point percentage)

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Heart AtTack

By Yoni Cohen on Tue Feb 22, 2005 at 08:08:57 PM EST

ESPN's play-by-play man, during the Alabama-LSU game:

"[Tack] Minor is a real competitor. He's got a big heart. If you need a heart transplant, you'd do well to get his."

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