Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think we're getting to where we want to be. We still have a few pieces to go, but the main thing is that all the girls are playing hard and our defense has been really good.

Cappie Pondexter

I think we rebounded and played great defense (during the run). Once we got away from that, they started getting comfortable, started hitting shots.

I think we made huge strides as a team, the defense stepped up huge and the offensive line gave me time to throw. We just jelled.

I think we let our nerves get to us in the third quarter. We made just enough free throws and played good enough defense to make it difficult to score.

Jeremy Shockey

I think we left the defense out there too long. They got a little tired at the end.

I think we kind of took what the defense gave us.

I think we just stuck to the game plan. For us it's playing good defense and executing on offense. We got a nice lead there. Everyone is playing well right now.

Andrei Kirilenko

I think we just started playing defense the way we should play it. We just started stopping them on the fast break.

I think we had three defensive rebounds in the first half, which is unheard of. We had (41) points at halftime, so we were on pace offensively. Obviously, though, the whole key was defense and a lot of easy, open looks for them. I'm sure it's going to be ugly on film.

I think we had the proper game plan. We wanted to slow the tempo and play our 3 defense (a 3-2 zone). They were just a little more mature down the stretch than we were.

Kawika Mitchell

I think we did that. But we still have some room to improve. Our style of defense is getting after the offense. However, you want to do that. Whether it's a zone defense or blitzes, we're going to do that.

I think we did it to ourselves. We were kind of sleepwalking and took quick shots. We didn't make them play much defense tonight.

Rick Carlisle

I think we could throw him out there tonight. He'd go out there and he'd have a good feel for the game. It would be hard for him on defense with the schemes we run.

I think we can win the rest of the games on our schedule. We're playing really well right now, and our defense has picked up.

I think we can run and get to the football. Last year five of the seven games we lost we were ahead. The defense has to stop people and keep teams out of the end zone.

I think we played well as a team. Our keeper (Ashley White) made some great saves; our defense did well and our outside did well. Soccer is a team game. We win as a team; we lose as a team.

I think we have to have better help defense. It's getting a little too easy for guys to get easy lay-ups and easy baskets, period. There isn't a lot of team defense down there.

I thought she did a great job. She really played great defense tonight.

DeAngelo Hall

I thought our whole defense played pretty doggone good.

I thought our post defense was good tonight. We didn't give them a whole lot of easy stuff until late. Overall, I thought it was a good man defense.

I thought our players responded when they needed too. Our defense is a large reason the score was what it was.

I thought our overall defense was exceptionally good tonight. I was pleased with that.

I thought our offense was good, but our defense was not there. Our focus was to play better defense in the second half.

I thought our girls set the tempo of the game by playing pressure defense. Malcolm had a difficult time getting into any rhythm because we were pressuring them all over the court.

I thought our girls played hard and physical. It was a tightly-called game, which I think favored us. Our defense was the key to this win.

Mike Babcock

I thought our discipline was good. Our defense really managed the puck. The second half of the game, they didn't have the puck much.

I thought our defense would be able to stop the run better than we did last year (a 60-34 loss). That was our weakness last year, and it didn't happen. I was surprised they were able to run the football like they did.

Gary Williams

I thought our defense wasn't good enough. Whether we doubled down or didn't double down, it just wasn't good enough.

I thought our defense was good tonight. I was really happy with that.

John Calipari

I thought our defense was good, and then I played the dreaded zone for a while which I think everybody's like 'Wow'. But we have a zone and we work on it. I just don't use it that much.

I thought our defense stepped up. We had a number of takeaways, which is what we are looking for, and for the most part we were flying to the ball. Not that the offense didn't score, but overall it was a much better effort by the defense.

I thought our defense stepped up, ... We had a number of takeaways, which is what we are looking for, and for the most part we were flying to the ball. Not that the offense didn't score, but overall it was a much better effort by the defense.

I thought our defense set the tone for the game early on, and we were able to ride that momentum for the rest of the game. Even when our second unit went in, we didn't have a drop off. We had (Ceres) down and we didn't let them back up.