93 Quotes by John Chaney

The point of the matter is that we have too many people who sell this league down. If this was the ACC or it was the Big Ten, we'd be busy talking about the parity of the league and not talking about one team carrying the day.

We struggled with one guy making baskets throughout the game and yet we were able to stay in there. But (Duke) has so many ways to hurt you.

We're not as good a team as Villanova. No way.

We ran into the rifleman. They put it all together, and they just destroyed us. Everybody had a gun but us.

Phil and I talked about many things at lunch yesterday, including ways we can help the victims of the hurricane,

Phil and I resolved it. We sent money to Katrina (the hurricane relief fund). That's what we did to resolve it. But if you want to keep singing that same song, go ahead. Philadelphia don't let nothing go. You guys don't let nothing go. I'm a lightning rod in this city and I know it. . . . Without me you don't have any news.

I wish there were some way we could check the DNA on some of these SOBs that are allowed to come to games and show bad manners and throw stuff at Duke's team -- a class coach and a class team. Why is it that we find that all over the country, not only in college, but in pros? You ought to be able to check the DNA of an idiot, and do something about it, so you'll not be able to see it again.

Bryant was back in 2 1/2 weeks when everyone thought his arm was broken. It didn't look so broken to people who saw him play.

For us to hold them in the 50s with six or seven minutes to go, that's good. We just couldn't match them in baskets. The game was lost early.