Refs Quotes

You can't get mad at the refs. They made the call. Live with it and get better at it. A lot of them you think are ticky-tack, but a penalty is a penalty. - Ahmad Carroll

Yeah, you hate doing the what-ifs. I hate saying it, even thinking it. But sometimes you can't ignore a blatant bad call by the refs. You also have to understand what we did wrong before we can get it right. - Nick Barnett

When the refs have a hot topic and are on the lookout, a marginal tackle can wrongly be whistled as a dangerous one. It shouldn't be a paranoia. - Jeff Miller

When the refs aren't set or the ball's not right, like when they say, 'Wait, wait, wait, we've got to move it back a yard,' or something, and the clock's still going. The refs probably ice you more than anything. But when they call timeout it's not that big of a deal. - Rian Lindell

When I saw Burke come in, I definitely felt like things were (about) to turn around for me a little bit. I'm sure he's a great player and everything but I think the refs let Kurt Thomas get away with a little more than Burke can. - Eddy Curry

What I always said about Al was that he had a rough exterior, but inside he was a big teddy bear. He had a passion for the game and he loved kids. I never saw Al mad, except at the refs, when he was coaching. Whatever Al did, he had fun. He loved life. - Mark Branger

We've got to make sure we talk to the refs so it doesn't happen. - Bart Schouten

We've been waiting for a few weeks for them to explode on somebody. We played fast and used a lot of steals to get a lot of fast-break opportunities. The refs down here also called our style of basketball, which is a little more pushing both ways. That really riled us up and got us going. - Carolyn Compton