Famous Quotes & Sayings

Both teams were patient on offense but I thought we played good defense. We had trouble with the press in the second half and that magnified things.

Both teams were looking for a fresh start, so we wanted to play. We could've aimed the cars and buses at the field, turned on the headlights and we'd be ready to go. My kids want to play.

Rob Niedermayer

Both teams want to win so bad. I think their team got a little frustrated and things happened. It's a big win for us. We know they're a very capable team. They've had our number early in the season. We had a better team effort from everybody, and we needed it.

Both teams want to win fair. They don't want to win because of this.

Chauncey Billups

Both teams wanted to win this game in the worst way. It was kind of an ugly game, but the intensity was there. This was a playoff game. It really was.

Terry Stotts

Both teams wanted to get the fifth seed. They may have had a little more in the tank but I was proud of the way our team competed. We were down and to come back in the fourth quarter we just couldn't keep them off the free-throw line. Washington played well and deserved to win.

Taylor Twellman

Both teams wanted to get in a rhythm for the playoffs. We realize it doesn't matter how you start the season, it matters how you finish. We're not smiling, yet.

Both teams wanted to do some things with their defense, I think that's clear. And everybody is going to want to show they did the right thing.

Both teams turned in some great times and distances, especially for the first meet. Once the season starts, you have to show your cards, everybody does. I knew I had a good hand and the guys came out and showed it.

Tommy Amaker

Both teams struggled offensively. It wasn't a pretty game from an offensive standpoint. The difference was they were able to get to the foul line and they knocked in a decent percentage.

Tommy Amaker

Both teams struggled offensively but the difference was that they were able to get to the free-throw line. They (Buckeyes) were the aggressors.

Both teams started sluggish. We couldn't get a bucket. And when River Ridge gets going, they are tough to beat. We just never really got going at all.

Both teams start at zero and it's even going in. I don't think records have much impact on the series. It puts an edge on the series when there's a rivalry between the two teams. But in preparing, there's no difference. It just makes it a little more exciting.

Both teams showed good improvement over our last meet. We're looking forward to starting our outdoor season.

Paul Posluszny

Both teams realize that we are led by great coaches, coaches that will be remembered forever. It's an honor to be a part of this game.

Gregg Popovich

Both teams predicate what they do on defense. They (both) are pretty demanding in that sense.

Rick Barnes

Both teams play good defense and I think that's why they are where they are right now. But both teams can explode offensively. Both can put up numbers.

Both teams played well. Unfortunately for Shannon, they got the run and we didn't. He's been the tough-luck loser the last two games in a row. It's good to see him starting to step up.

Both teams played well. Their three-point shooting made it a close game, but we never panicked.

Both teams played very well and hard, and it actually looked like it could have gone either way.

Both teams played tough defense. There weren't many easy baskets.

Both teams played this game very well. I'm very pleased with where we are defensively at this point in the season.

Both teams played their hearts out. That's the way a rivalry is suppose to be played. It was a total team effort and one of the most exciting I've ever coached in.

Mike Donahue

Both teams played solid defense and got good goaltending.

Both teams played really well today. We were on the outside looking in a couple of times, but you can only control what you can do.

Both teams played really, really well. It was sad to see either team lose this year because they both could have won a lot of leagues. It was fun to watch because I've never seen 12 kids so totally focused.

Dan Smith

Both teams played real hard. Both teams had opportunities and both teams missed a few. Fortunately we ended up getting one.

Both teams played pretty good defense. In the first half I thought our players played fantastic defense and prevented them from doing what they like to do.

Both teams played intense. We played well on the defense part. We've been playing well so far. We've only given up a couple of goals and the kids have been very consistent.

Joe Thornton

Both teams played hard. We deserved to win. It's a shame to lose.

Both teams played hard today. Coming into the seventh, though, we walked the first guy, got the next guy out, but didn't play well enough to win.

Both teams played hard; this is a great environment to play in late in the season.

Both teams played hard. One team's got to win, one team's got to lose.