Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think we probably played our best game of the year. We had to against a team like that. A lot of things went well for us and not much went right for them.

Geno Auriemma

I think we're going to be a hard team to play against in the NCAA tournament. We play good defense. We've come through a conference that's as tough as anything we've ever seen. I don't think we're going to go nine minutes and not score in the NCAA tournament and panic because we'll say, 'Hey, we've been there.' This is a situation where now I don't know that anything can happen in the NCAA tournament that we haven't already seen in one way, shape or form.

I think we're getting better and better. The first game, we got crushed. Last game against Butte we tied and this one we won. Best yet, we kept them off the board and got a shutout.

Rudi Johnson

I think we're favored in my eyes, my teammates' eyes and my coaches' eyes. We're going out approaching this game like we're going to win. It doesn't matter what anybody else thinks. We've been fighting against all odds all season.

I think we're excited to play. This is another good opportunity for us, against one of the top teams in the conference, and we're playing at home, and I think we're excited for that opportunity.

I think we match up well against them. We are really very much alike. I didn't know much about them at first, but I know that they can shoot the ball, have good quick guards and they can defend. In that respect, then I think they are a lot like us.

I think we match up well against them. It's two skilled teams that like to cycle the puck and get a lot of shots.

I think we match up fairly well against them. They play a style that like we play. They don't race up and down the floor and run-and-gun. They work the possession and take good shots. They have an excellent coach who is Hall of Fame material. They're fundamentally sound and don't turn the ball over. They turned it over only eight times against Grantsburg. We have to play every bit as good as we played Saturday, and we may have to pick that up a notch.

Sidney Crosby

I think we made it easy for them to play against us. We can't play many more games like we did tonight or else it's going to make the next games tough.

I think we'll have four boxing for sure, maybe six. I'm just not real sure if they're ready yet. I like to see a kid in the gym for at least two months before his first match and then they'll go up against someone with relatively the same ring experience. There's only one way to get experience - get in the ring and get over the fear of being in the ring and in front of a crowd.

I think we'll go into the game against Belarus relaxed and knowing we are capable of winning it. In fact, in our current form, I'm sure we will win this one,

I think we'll be pretty good against the pass,

I think we'll be better, more of a high-flying offense, which is his style of play, ... He plays a good game of high-ball, which means that you let him go one-on-one against defenders and put the ball up high. That's where most of his touchdowns came last year.

I think we'll be all right. It would be harder if we didn't play well against Sheldon. We should get a high ranking. We deserve to be where we are. It's just hard right now. It's always tough after a loss. I'm hurting right now but I'll be fine tomorrow.

I think we know each other pretty well. The players have been going against each other for years. I was just anxious to see if we could play with (the Rams) and I think we can.

Jay Wright

I think we kind of felt like the odds were against us all year, being small and playing with the four guards, and I think that's got to be the same attitude that we go into the tournament with. We have to go in hungry and wanting to prove ourselves.

I think we just wanted to come out and compete. Detroit is a very good basketball team. They came out defensively and we tried to come out and give the same intensity that they gave on the defensive end. They're just a great basketball team. We played against a great team tonight. They were just better than us tonight.

Shane Warne

I think we have come though pretty well in tough situations. We batted against the wall and made 379.

I think we have a pretty good plan going into the game against Forest. We just can't go in there intimidated by them. Just like in the West Lauderdale game if they hit us in the mouth we've got to fight back.

I think we have a good chance of coming back and winning district against Covington.

I think we did as much to beat ourselves as Shady Side did to beat us. We made a lot of mistakes and kept shooting ourselves in the foot. You can't do that in a game against anybody.

I think we did a better job on their other kids. Donald is a great player, but we didn't allow any of their other kids to get going. Last time, Lincoln Wright had 24 against us. We let Donald get his, but we kept the other players down tonight, and that was the key.

I think we could play against anybody who has ever played in college football,

I think we can play with everybody we've seen so far. We've had a couple bad innings here and there against some good teams, but we've just got to decide in our minds that we can win. That's what we're kinda fighting right now - history.

Ryan Smyth

I think we can play both styles. We've done it in the past and it's not a huge change for us. Going up against a team like Detroit that controls the neutral zone really well, we just have to make sure we're deflecting it to the outside.

Felix Magath

I think we played well but things just didn't come off for us. An away game against Werder Bremen is one you can lose. We're still top of the table.

Eric Williams

I think we played that way because our backs were against the wall. Of course we didn't play our best. We're not the type of team that that thinks we're the No. 1 team, so we can do anything we want. We still have to scratch and claw to keep that No. 1.

I think we played really well. We got on them real quick. We were hoping to get out quick. Lindsey Watt hit a couple 3-pointers real early. I knew we could play pretty good defense against them.

I think we held our own against them.

I think we have to take care of the ball in order to get some quick shots against them. They are obviously great athletes, great players. They get the ball up and down very quickly. We are going to have to find a way to work with that so we can get back and give ourselves a chance to defend.

I think we have to show up ready to play. We need to play a whole game, not just one half like we did against Norwell. I don't know if it's fatigue or what, but we can't seem to play two good halves in a row.

Steve Sampson

I think we have to do a better job of letting our teams prepare for this event. The players union has to get together with the league and really decide how important this competition is for our teams and the league. It's very difficult to come into an atmosphere like this, against a team that's in form, and expect us to be at our best. Our league wants to win CONCACAF championships, and we're good enough. We have to give ourselves a better chance.

I think that one thing that will help us is our schedule and our season. We've played good competition, we've played good teams and we've won on the road against good teams. That experience has prepared us for this run. Even though we have some losses, it's helped us.