Famous Quotes & Sayings

We played a lot looser offensively, the ball is being distributed better and we are playing unselfishly.

Ryan Freel

We played all-around good ball today. That's what happens when you do all the little things. We showed ourselves we can finish up strong and build for next year.

We played a little small ball and executed perfectly. We put it where no one could get to it.

Jeff Johnson

We played a great first quarter. We handled their pressure pretty well and got the ball to Alex. Then it turned into a physical game and we can't play that physical a style.

We played a great ball team. We had our shots in the end, but lost by three. The kids played hard, stepping up to the occasion. We had our chances at the end. The kids should be proud of themselves.

We played a great ball game the whole game with just that one mental bust. Other than that I was very pleased.

We played a good game except for getting the ball in the basket.

Flip Saunders

We played 82 games that we considered playoff basketball. That's the way we're going to play. We're going to defend, we're going to move the ball offensively, and that's why I told our guys.

We play defense very well and transition well. The other thing we do well is taking the ball off opponent's feet. Our team doesn't shy away from that.

We play a good caliber of ball up here. (Weaver) is a good ballplayer who just needs to work on his technique and get in the classroom. The light bulb came on just a little bit too late, but that's why we're fortunate to get him.

Fabio Capello

We produce scoring chances but are unable to kick the ball in. I'm tranquil however, the team is physically strong. We are prepared to do well in Madrid.

We probably took a nap. I think in the third quarter, we tried to play with more ball control. I set some limitations out there.

We probably should take some more shots down the field. We need to give those guys an opportunity, and Tyler's got to get the confidence that if he puts the ball up, his guy's going to go up and compete for it and come down with it.

We probably should have worked the ball a little more and tried to wear them down, especially on the road. Instead, we took quick shots.

We probably shot the ball better than we have in some time.

Bill Self

We probably didn't play as well as the score. Shooting covers up a multitude of sins, I guess is the expression. They got the ball where they wanted to get it the first 10 minutes, they just didn't convert.

We pride ourselves on tough pressure defense, and all year we have not shot the ball well. So we have to come out and make sure that we defend well to set a tone.

We pride ourselves on stopping the ball. They've got a lot of pride in running the ball. They'll run the ball on third-and-7. It doesn't matter how many guys you've got in the box, they're going to try you. Their whole thing is 'We're tougher than you.' It's going to be one of those games we've got to bring our hard hat.

We pretty much controlled most of game. After they scored, we pretty much took it to them. We started out strong which we haven't been doing and the intensity level was good the whole way through. For the most part the 50-50 balls were going our way.

We pressure the ball everywhere; we get down the court as fast as we can; we shoot the three or we take it all the way to the hole. The guys love playing this way, and we're the highest scoring team in the state, so something must be working.

We pressured the ball real well and kept it down on their end, and (we) moved off the ball real well I thought. Then if they did win it (the ball) we put a lot of pressure on them early, which we talked about, to try to keep it down there on their end. I thought we did real well.

We preach defense. We had a lot of ball pressure, and they were unable to get their high-low looks to Sheehan.

We preach defense, and that's what made the difference in the second. That gave us a lead we were able to hang onto. We're always telling the kids that you can have an off-night on offense, where the ball isn't going through or you just aren't comfortable. But we also preach and preach that you cannot have an off night on defense.

Charles Lee

We practiced really hard and our coaches really got us prepared. We felt like we could get any shot we wanted by working the ball around.

We pounded the ball up the middle (against Jay) which was nothing we expected to be able to do.

We pounded the ball inside and took the ball to the basket. (We) hoped to get more consistency.

Pat Riley

We pounded that ball down in the paint.

We pounded him pretty good. To his credit he hung on to the ball and he withstood the pounding, and at the end of the game when he had to make a play and they had to keep possession, he made it.

We possessed the ball really well. We moved the ball very well, and we created a lot of opportunities to score.

We possessed the ball a lot longer than Trenton did. We were very patient. I told the girls they could only take shots they were sure they could make. They were very patient and very careful with the ball.

Virat Kohli

I wasn't sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.

Vera Farmiga

Working with children is a whole other ball game. They're like little animals. You have to keep the camera turned on them all the time. Sometimes it takes a 41-minute take to get one sentence out in a believable way.

Victor LaValle

'The Ballad of Black Tom' was written, in part, during the latest round of arguments about H. P. Lovecraft's legacy as both a great writer and a prejudiced man. I grew up worshipping the guy, so this issue felt quite personal to me.