They honor him, but while they’ve got a lot of ex-players in their organization, they’ve never made any move to try to hire him. That to me is amazing.
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy • On his assistant Patrick Ewing, a major star for the New York Knicks in the 80s and 90s. Despite this (and a pretty pathetic recent history), the Knicks have made no attempt to make Ewing a part of the team’s staff or management. Well, at least he’s big-upping a big man instead of tearing one down. • source
We understand what the ’86 team did was important for our school. But now it’s time for a new chapter.
Cleveland State’s Norris Cole • On his No. 13 team’s upset win over No. 3 Wake Forest last night, and the school’s only other tourney run in 1986, when they toppled Bob Knight and Indiana in the first round. Thanks for ruining our brackets, jerks! • source
Can I plaese cheat on my diet and go to dairy. Queen pls pls pls
Shaquille O’Neal • On his always-entertaining Twitter account. An hour later, he posted this. He somehow made the process of getting ice cream seem like a life-or-death endeavor. He really is the coolest sports celebrity ever. See, this is why they say Twitter is the future of news. Because now we know when Shaq breaks his diet to eat Dairy Queen. • source