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We were forced to make many changes. We didn't defend the ball as well as we should have.

We were focusing on running the ball more in the first half and we stuck with it, ... In the second half, they blitzed about every play.

We were flat the first time through the order, so I told my team we needed to make something happen on the bases and make them throw the ball around.

We were fired up because those are the kind of plays that change ball games. Everyone on the sideline was fired up.

We were finally patient on offense. We got good looks and Bridgette Harris did a good job penetrating and getting the ball to people.

We were finally able to hit some shots. We rebounded well in the first half, but we couldn't shoot. But early in the second half the ball started falling in.

We were finally able to finish one at the end of the game. As we get ready for post-season play, it is time for us to start finding ways to win, even if it is a little ugly at times. We did not shoot the ball very well in that first half (7-for-31). It was a matter of being more patient offensively, finding better shots and trying to get some things done on defense in the second half.

We were extremely happy with the way we came out tonight. Twenty-two points has been a halftime score for us in some games. So that was nice. We knocked down some open shots. David and Jeff made some nice moves inside. We controlled the boards and were able to get the ball down the floor.

We were executing on offence. The O-line was giving the protection; the receivers were getting open. All I had to do was put the ball in the receivers' hands. We had a good game plan and it definitely worked for us.

We were entrepreneurs before the word was ever invented. You had to do everything, from lining the fields to blowing the balls up to getting people in the stadiums to see us play.

We were dumping it out today. Our outside halves gave us more effort than they have been and I was pleased with that, but coverage has to be better. We were losing a lot of balls on the outside of our field and that put a lot of pressure on our defense.

Steve Fossett

We were dragged for at least a couple of miles and probably bounced 50 times before the balloon settled down enough so we could get outside the capsule and jump into the water,

We were down 6-4 going into the fourth. They scored (almost) all their runs in the bottom of the third. That was their big inning. After that we started hitting the ball well after our initial shock of getting behind. We had to flip the switch around the fifth inning.

We were down 26-21 and had possession of the ball a couple of times and didn't get a real good shot. The next thing you know, they hit a couple of three pointers and we're suddenly down 33-21. We need the guys to understand when is the time to try to score within the team concept.

We were down 1-0 after the top of the first before we gave Mo and 8-1 lead after our half of the inning. After that he threw strikes and let them put the ball in play. He pitched an excellent game.

We were doing what we wanted to do at that moment. We were moving the ball and controlling the ball. We are just not good enough to overcome a penalty.

We were doing quite well (defensively). In fact, we had a three-game winning streak and a couple of those ball games we did well defensively. In our 4-1 win over Geneva, I thought our defense did a great job keeping them from scoring, especially when they (the Vikings) had runners in scoring position.

We were doing good running the ball and then called a play-action pass and Will was open at the back -- good protection and a good catch.

We were doing a nice job of keeping the ball out of the post in the first half, but they really came out and went inside three, four, five possessions and kind of turned the game around.

While we do not know which candidates will be chosen as the newly elected leaders of a democratically elected government of Liberia, we do know that today Liberians voted, cast their ballots for peace and for a new Liberia,

Al Groh

While they run the ball very well, they like to pass-and they pass it well. You can't be the fifth-ranked total offense in the nation just running.

Nick Swisher

You blink and it's in the mitt. He struck me out with a 101-m.p.h. fastball. I didn't really see it. I kind of heard it whiz right past me. Very select few people can throw the ball that hard. He's going to be a tough one. You're going to have to bring your 'A' game every time you see him.

You cannot turn the ball over and give Roncalli a short field. Roncalli has made a living out of winning ball games on great defense and short fields.

You cannot compare this team with any other. They will run the ball left or right, you don't know where it's coming, and then they've got great players. They do something different than everybody else, and they do it very well.

(We want) to win it so we can come back with a gold ball and not another silver ball.

We wanted to get the ball to Randy, but they shut it down. We needed to be more patient.

We wanted to get the ball to Luke on the block, because they couldn't defend him there.

Rick Carlisle

We wanted to get the ball into Stephen Jackson's hands. He had been a major force for us the whole game. That last basket of ours was indicative of the whole game. He made the unselfish pass to the open man.

We wanted to get the ball inside, which we did a good job of early on. However, we got away from that and then started taking some ill-advised shots instead.

We wanted to get the ball inside right off the start. You could tell we were nervous.

We wanted to get the ball inside and try to get them in foul trouble. Early on, we got some easy baskets.

We wanted to get some turnovers, ... He threw a nice ball deep, and we put a lot of (pressure) on him, and I just made the catch. I've been working so hard, and now it's paying off, so it feels real good.

We wanted to get him tired. We didn't want to give up the big play. The game plan was to control the ball and not turn it over, and not give up the easy score.