“The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.”
Steve Nash
“I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.”
Bill Cartwright
“Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I still miss it. Once I saw that baseball could maybe take me somewhere, I decided to pursue it.”
Michael Arensdorff
“It was definitely a good experience, getting a NBA type coach and being able to play 30 minutes a game. Going from college basketball I wasn't too accustomed to the style of play in the NBA, so being there helped me out a lot.”
Dwayne Jones
“It reminds you of the NBA draft. If you play well at the end of the year one time, the other 30 games don't matter. There are times we could be a five, six, seven or an eight team. It just depends.”
Tom Izzo
“I feel like with the team we have now, we can play with anybody in the NBA. It's too bad we couldn't have done this earlier. We don't have guys worried about minutes and complaining about playing time.”
Rashard Lewis
“It's a quality opponent and an opportunity to play a future NBA player. It's another challenge for us.”
Garrick Phillips
