#playoff

Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open. ↗

— Patrick Ewing

#brought #came #dave #days #door

I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while. ↗

— Saku Koivu

#back #been #ended #haven #i

The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over. ↗

— Eric Snow

#better #deeper #defensively #get #into

My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA. ↗

— James Harden

#being #blessed #dream #ever #finals

When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by really fast. ↗

— Roger Clemens

#all-star game #back #everything #experience #fast

When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in. ↗

— Doug Flutie

#back #bit #bowl #door #down

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now. ↗

— Pedro Martinez

#job #me #none #now #offering

This is definitely a playoff team. There's no question about that. It's just a matter of how much we want it. ↗

— Peter Bondra

#definitely #how #just #matter #much

Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#championships #doing #i #i can #live

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet. ↗

— Allen Iverson

#bittersweet #first #go #i #just