“Tony was gone and it was supposed to be my team in '77. I was the guy who was supposed to carry us. That's why what happened was so devastating.”
Matt Cavanaugh
“This team reminds me of the team we had in 2004. Any guy that Tony put out there did his job. In this organization, we keep that tradition. The guys that are here are ready to play and contribute.”
Albert Pujols
“Our back two guys stole a lot of balls. Tony and Brandt in the back — a guy looks open, but he's not. They didn't shoot the ball very well and didn't handle the ball very well. We got them down early and kept the pressure on them.”
David Boydstun
“Tony is a hard-working guy, who physically is a work in progress. His best days are ahead of him. He's dramatically improved from where he was a year ago.”
Chris Woods
“There's something lonely about Tony. He takes a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. ... I think it's made him a great manager, but it also leads to loneliness.”
Buzz Bissinger
“What we do is feed Jai and feed all the big guys. When we played [the Spartans] last year, Tony was just coming off breaking his wrist and having surgery. . . . Not having Tony out there won't affect this team.”
Lamar Butler
“Tony is in a good rhythm. We knew when he was available what he could bring to the team, and we knew he had the ability to score. I don't think everyone knew he could be effective at both perimeter scoring and going to the basket and creating for other people. Right now, he's kind of our instant offense off the bench.”
Flip Saunders
