They Said It

? Lefty Driesell, University of Maryland basketball coach, explaining why his Terps have been able to defeat North Carolina State twice: "They have a small team, just like ours, but I guess our little men are bigger than their little men."

? Judge Aaron Brown of Toronto, ruling that Dan Maloney of the Detroit Red Wings must stand trial on assault charges resulting from an on-ice fight: "It is both good law and good sense that the force and effect of the criminal law should apply equally and evenly inside and outside the sporting arena."

?Guy Drut, French hurdler, favored to win his specialty at Montreal: "It's easier to win the Olympics than the U.S. championship. At the Olympics you have only three Americans to beat."

? John McKay, coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, asked how he and his staff were managing to operate without any players because of the delayed allocation draft: "We all have swivel chairs. We look at one wall for a while, then turn and look at another."