“He’s got 11 rings – he can say a lot of things” – Nets GM Billy King, on Knicks President Phil Jackson admitting that his construction of the Knicks' roster had “fallen flat on its face” (ESPNNY.com, 2/5).
“We eventually want to win championships. I think this team has an opportunity to get to the playoffs, and we’re expecting to get there” – Astros Owner Jim Crane, discussing his franchise’s goals for the upcoming season (MLB.com, 2/5).
“We want to see your best teams in the playoffs. And there is an unbalance and certain unfairness. There is a proposal (from one of the broadcasters) where the division winners would all automatically go into the playoffs and then you’d see the next 10 best teams” – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, on possibly changing the league’s playoff system (NBCSPORTS.com, 2/5).
“I think there’s a recognition that we don’t want to be different in two ways than everybody else, that is to stay not having a championship game and not having a definitive way to determine our champion” – Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, on holding talks to determine a single team as conference champion to the CFP Playoff selection committee in the event of a tie like this past year (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/6).
“It was talked about and utilized. There’s a discrepancy in what teams will be able to offer based on how they choose to write their formulas” – Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads, on stipends for student-athletes already being used as a chip in the recruiting process (K.C. STAR, 2/6).
