What could Isaiah Rider and Dan Issel be so happy about?

"Well, Isaiah, to tell the truth, I am not really what you might call a 'basketball coach.' But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night!"
James
Annapolis, Md.

"No, Isaiah. They call it the Mile High City because of the altitude."
John C.
San Diego

"So you told Shaq that Kobe thought he hogs the ball and you told Kobe that Shaq thinks he hogs the ball ... and you made the whole thing up?"
Avi Spira
Great Neck, N.Y.

"Did you hear the one about the dysfunctional power forward with the guaranteed contract? So he says to the coach without a clue ..."
Hersh
Scarsdale, N.Y.

"So how's your wife and my kids?"
Ruddy
Chicago

"See, I told you the Nuggets would get some national TV time this year. Yes, we do still suck, but we get to play the Wizards!"
Erik Wilhelmi
Lawrence, Kan.

"I was gonna sneak into the playoffs, but then I got high. Now we're stuck in last and I know why ... because I got high, because I got high, because I got high ..."
Elon Dunston
Geneseo, N.Y.

Dan: "I think it is great that you showed up for the game, but It ended an hour ago."

Isaiah and Dan share a chuckle after they both realize they are getting paid to do what they "do."
Sam Kim
Cerritos, Calif.

Dan and Isaiah discuss the comic irony of Isaiah's missing out on the Lakers' run and instead ending up in Denver.
Scott Rozmus
Wood Dale, Ill.

Dan: "So, what's the chance you'll stay clean this season, stay out of trouble, and give 100 percent on the court?

Issel: "Man, those were great brownies, Isaiah!"
Darrell
Arlington, Va.

Isaiah Rider can't help but laugh as Dan Issel attempts to use the words "prompt," "practice" and "teamwork" in the same sentence.
John Fisch
Houston

"So I hired Jeff Gillooly to whack Jordan in the knees with a tire iron."
Paul Cleary
Newton, N.J.