texbound
10-08-2004, 07:54 PM
Funny NBA Quotes and misc:
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) on his technical for wagging his finger after a
block: "I can not do the finger wave to the guy after I block a shot, I
have to do it to the crowd. I did it to the crowd, but the referee said
there was a bench in front of the crowd."
5/1 Olden Polynice (Uta) on Dallas' 107-77 win: "Coach told us, 'Don't get
into a track meet.' We got into a track meet with Marion Jones and Carl
Lewis - and we're running like Bill Cosby."
David Robinson (SA) after Clifford Robinson (Det) went 1-5 FG in a Det-SA
game: "I hate to do it, but I have to give Steve Smith some credit for
his defense. Steve did a nice job of yelling for help every time Cliff
got the ball."
Don Nelson on Dirk Nowitzki's new crew cut: "I didn't know he was that
ugly. I thought he was a pretty good looking fella when he had hair, but,
oh my goodness, did that bring out all his bad features or what. He's
going to be single all the rest of his life!" :lmao :lmao
David Robinson on getting hit in a sensitive area by Robert Horry: "It was a
couple of swings after the whistle and one caught me in the family jewels.
But I got my three kids already, so that's all right."
We finally have a candidate (and probable winner) for this year's bizarre
injury award: Drew Gooden (Orl) missed Sunday's game with infected hair
follicles on his right leg.
Mychal Thompson (during a summer league broadcast): "I'm an optometrist.
I always believe in good - well you know what I mean. I believe in good
stuff." (meaning to say that he was an optimist, not an eye doctor)
3/9 Kevin Garnet (Min) on Miami's defense: "They're really aggressive.
They're like roaches on bread - you drop some on the floor and, boom,
they're on it."
At the news conference introducing Alvin Gentry as new coach of the LA
Clippers
Question: Didn't you have any friends warning you not to take the job with
the Clippers?
Gentry: They all encouraged me to take the job.
Question: You don't have any friends, do you?
99-00
Charles Barkley on teammate Cuttino Mobley: "He's instant offense, on
both ends of the floor, I might add." :lmao
Alonzo Mourning on winning the Defensive Player of the Year award: "I
thank my teammates for letting their men blow by them."
David Robinson on watching San Antonio's comeback win over Portland from
the locker room after he was ejected with 3 minutes left and San Antonio
down by 7 points: "I felt like I didn't have a date on New Year's Eve. I
was jumping around by myself in here."
Kevin McHale: "If a nuclear bomb dropped on earth, two things would
survive: roaches and David Falk."
Kevin McHale on the Stephon Marbury trade and Marbury's agent David Falk:
"When [Falk] said, 'I'm going to help you,' that's when I knew we were in
trouble. When an agent says those 5 words, cover your wallet and run like
hell.
10/22 Avery Johnson (SA) on NBA ref Violet Palmer: "Nobody in their right
mind is going to say anything to her because you know the NBA will fine
you." When someone noted that Charles Barkley had already made disparaging remarks about the female refs, Johnson responded, "I said nobody in their right mind."
Avery Johnson on coach Gregg Popovich trying to calm him down: "I tell Pop
it's better to tame a lion than it is to pump up a pussycat."
Malik Sealy, who played the past 3 seasons with the Clippers, on signing
with Detroit: "I'm happy to be here. It's great to be back in the NBA."
On the lighter side (and especially for those who gave me a hard time for
mis-expanding NB into Nebraska): When asked how many provinces there are
in Canada, Tony Massenburg (Tor) asked back: "What's a province?"
Joe Kleine (Pho): "Charles [Barkley] and I have no-trade clauses. His is
written in. Mine, well, nobody wants to trade for me."
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) on his technical for wagging his finger after a
block: "I can not do the finger wave to the guy after I block a shot, I
have to do it to the crowd. I did it to the crowd, but the referee said
there was a bench in front of the crowd."
5/1 Olden Polynice (Uta) on Dallas' 107-77 win: "Coach told us, 'Don't get
into a track meet.' We got into a track meet with Marion Jones and Carl
Lewis - and we're running like Bill Cosby."
David Robinson (SA) after Clifford Robinson (Det) went 1-5 FG in a Det-SA
game: "I hate to do it, but I have to give Steve Smith some credit for
his defense. Steve did a nice job of yelling for help every time Cliff
got the ball."
Don Nelson on Dirk Nowitzki's new crew cut: "I didn't know he was that
ugly. I thought he was a pretty good looking fella when he had hair, but,
oh my goodness, did that bring out all his bad features or what. He's
going to be single all the rest of his life!" :lmao :lmao
David Robinson on getting hit in a sensitive area by Robert Horry: "It was a
couple of swings after the whistle and one caught me in the family jewels.
But I got my three kids already, so that's all right."
We finally have a candidate (and probable winner) for this year's bizarre
injury award: Drew Gooden (Orl) missed Sunday's game with infected hair
follicles on his right leg.
Mychal Thompson (during a summer league broadcast): "I'm an optometrist.
I always believe in good - well you know what I mean. I believe in good
stuff." (meaning to say that he was an optimist, not an eye doctor)
3/9 Kevin Garnet (Min) on Miami's defense: "They're really aggressive.
They're like roaches on bread - you drop some on the floor and, boom,
they're on it."
At the news conference introducing Alvin Gentry as new coach of the LA
Clippers
Question: Didn't you have any friends warning you not to take the job with
the Clippers?
Gentry: They all encouraged me to take the job.
Question: You don't have any friends, do you?
99-00
Charles Barkley on teammate Cuttino Mobley: "He's instant offense, on
both ends of the floor, I might add." :lmao
Alonzo Mourning on winning the Defensive Player of the Year award: "I
thank my teammates for letting their men blow by them."
David Robinson on watching San Antonio's comeback win over Portland from
the locker room after he was ejected with 3 minutes left and San Antonio
down by 7 points: "I felt like I didn't have a date on New Year's Eve. I
was jumping around by myself in here."
Kevin McHale: "If a nuclear bomb dropped on earth, two things would
survive: roaches and David Falk."
Kevin McHale on the Stephon Marbury trade and Marbury's agent David Falk:
"When [Falk] said, 'I'm going to help you,' that's when I knew we were in
trouble. When an agent says those 5 words, cover your wallet and run like
hell.
10/22 Avery Johnson (SA) on NBA ref Violet Palmer: "Nobody in their right
mind is going to say anything to her because you know the NBA will fine
you." When someone noted that Charles Barkley had already made disparaging remarks about the female refs, Johnson responded, "I said nobody in their right mind."
Avery Johnson on coach Gregg Popovich trying to calm him down: "I tell Pop
it's better to tame a lion than it is to pump up a pussycat."
Malik Sealy, who played the past 3 seasons with the Clippers, on signing
with Detroit: "I'm happy to be here. It's great to be back in the NBA."
On the lighter side (and especially for those who gave me a hard time for
mis-expanding NB into Nebraska): When asked how many provinces there are
in Canada, Tony Massenburg (Tor) asked back: "What's a province?"
Joe Kleine (Pho): "Charles [Barkley] and I have no-trade clauses. His is
written in. Mine, well, nobody wants to trade for me."