Famous Quotes & Sayings

Katie Smith

I think we just did a beautiful job of moving the ball around and finding open shots.

I think we just came out fired up. Right from that first drive we let them know, 'you guys aren't going to run the ball on us tonight.' We played the whole game with that attitude.

Felipe Alou

I think we hit about four balls hard today, or was it three?

I think we have to stop them from scoring and slow them down in transition. The bottom line for us is sharing the ball and getting people in the right spots to shoot.

I think we have to keep our eye on the ball here. If this stuff proves to work, that's wonderful. But we're just not there yet, and it's going to take a long time to demonstrate that. Meanwhile, other techniques already work well. So let's get on with it.

Larry Brown

I think we have to figure out ways to stop people first. I always figure if you can guard people you don't have to score as much. I was hopeful we would value the ball a little better. My thing is, who is going to grind it out, defend and have a chance to guard people, and then we'll move on.

Skip Prosser

I think we have to do a better job of getting the ball to him. But other teams are doing a better job of taking him away. I would too if I were on the other team.

I thought she (Bauer) did a real good job. She made some saves where she tipped the ball to herself. To their credit, I thought they were much improved as a team.

I thought overall he was pretty darn good today. He really showed a lot of character after giving up three in the first inning to keep us in that ball game.

I thought our team was ready. I would have never anticipated this. We worked hard the last two days and it didn't show. We lost it completely in the first half. East Carolina was better prepared and a better team today. We just didn't defend the ball as well as we needed and we over helped at times and gave open looks.

I thought our starting seven people played well. We made some nice decisions with the ball and we made some nice passes and we found the right people.

I thought our pitchers threw the ball a little bit better today, which is always encouraging. So, yeah again, this is just a build-up.

I thought our kids followed the game plan extremely well. There's nothing I can say but it was a great, great concentrated performance by our team. Our guys worked extremely hard. I thought we rebounded the ball well. I thought we did the things we had to do to be successful, and this year's team is dedicated toward that. They followed what we told them to do. They did everything to a tee.

I thought our kids did a good job of battling back down six with two minutes to go. We got it tied and all we have to do is get one stop. But they hit the shot. If they don't hit the shot and we get the rebound it's a different ball game.

I thought our kids came out with a lot of energy and purpose. We moved the ball and spread them out on defense, and we knew we could dominate (on the backboards).

John Whisenant

I thought our defense would get a stop. It was just a breakdown. There was no reason when the ball went inside that somebody would leave their guy open. But, it happened. That's basketball.

I thought our defense was starting to figure them out. We like to play fast, but I thought we were playing slow because we were trying to figure out where the ball is.

I thought our defense was horrible the entire night. Besides throw the ball to Shaq, we've got to find other ways to score.

I thought our defense triggered our offense. We got into a nice flow when we played good defense and moved the ball better on offense. It was a good start to the tournament for us.

Maurice Cheeks

I thought our defense stayed pat the whole game, ... Kobe's a great player, but some nights the ball doesn't go in the basket. He just had an off night.

I thought our defense is what was keeping us in the game, even though we were throwing the ball all over the gym.

I thought our ball movement was pretty good. The shots aren't always going to fall, but when the ball moves, you give yourself a chance.

I thought on defense we were flat out getting beat one on one and in the zone. Offensively we were very stagnant. When someone had the ball the rest were just standing and watching. It wasn't just one guy it was a team effort, so to speak, tonight.

I think we were very intense and put a lot of ball pressure on them. Coach wanted us to come out and pressure their guards, make them do things out of duress. That's what we did.

I think we were tight at the beginning. We wanted to move the ball around in the half-court offense a little more than we were, and I think the girls relaxed.

I think we were shooting the ball well. I think our big guys got into a rhythm.

Bill Cowher

I think we were just fortunate to have the ball last, to be honest with you.

Erlana Larkins

I think we were hitting on all cylinders -- passing the ball, shooting it well and playing team defense. As you can see, the pressure made them turn the ball over a lot in the first half.

Yvette Girouard

I think we were here ready to play and if we could have gotten a break or two here or there, the outcome could have been different. We had chances to win the ballgame and we'll have more chances down the road.

I think we're trying and improving on learning how to compete. If we can learn how to take care of the ball in crucial situations and not have an offensive or defensive lapse we'll be OK.

I think we're playing real good. We're sharing the ball a lot more. If we see an open man, we're gonna get him the ball.

I think we're playing our best ball down the stretch here. I think we're getting good guard play. We're taking good care of the basketball. We're playing stingy defense. I think if we continue this way, we have a shot for a home game. But I think that we'll be fine, no matter where we go if we finish well.

I think we were due to break out, and several guys really hit the ball hard tonight.