Joe Dumars Great Quotations

I think it has been a great experience for Darko to get a chance to play and be around his national team. He really needed this summer.

I would just like to thank the coaches in the league for recognizing our players. What the coaches are saying by voting our guys on is that they appreciate unselfishness, great attitudes and team basketball.

The team we ultimately turned into had a great impact on his situation. If we don't turn into the team we've turned into over the past 2 1/2 years, I guarantee his situation would be a lot different and he'd probably still be here.

This is some great competition. There's a high level of college basketball here, so it's a great game for me to come and see.

All we did was guide him here, put him in a great environment and surround him with a great culture. He did the rest.

You don't get an overabundance of calls from people who are looking to make these great deals with you.

To have your body of work honored in this manner is the ultimate in any profession. I was blessed to play with some great players and for a tremendous organization.

It's always cool to be a part of anything that hasn't happened before. This is a great sports town, and the fans around here are about to really have some fun following both teams.

He realized he had a great thing; he didn't try to come in and reinvent the wheel.