Famous Quotes & Sayings

Will Smith

I think his head wasn't in the game the first half. I think they underestimated our speed on defense, but they made some good adjustments in the second half.

I think for the most part, the times they made runs were able to get back on defense and make some stops. But we didn't make as many stops in a row as we wanted to and needed to.

It definitely was not a 16-point game. We held them 20 under what they usually score, and we didn't even play good defense in the second half.

It definitely started with the defense. We started out tough on defense and the offense played off of that. We didn't rush our shots and we took the shots that we wanted.

I thought he played fantastic. He's a kid who's a hustler and plays good defense and gets a lot of rebounds for us. Everything we get from him offensively is a bonus.

I thought if we could ever get (Jones) out of that zone defense and get out and run, I thought we'd be OK. Joe, Tyler (McDaniels) and Ivan, their shooting really opened some doors for us.

DeAngelo Hall

I thought I did pretty well. I think our defense as a whole played pretty good.

Nate Robertson

I thought I had pitched well enough to win some of those games, ... Tonight, I made pitches when I needed them, and the defense made the plays.

I think the strength of the defense is not going to be one particular position, but how well we play together, ... because a lot of this defense is people doing everything together. Our success this season will depend on how quick we can get on the same page and stay there.

I think the team that plays defense is going to win. It will be entertaining. We don't want to play their style, but sometimes when you play them, it's unavoidable.

I think the team has potential. Our pitching looks pretty good and defense looks pretty good, which is the way we usually win games.

Mark Gottfried

I think they're a top 15 team in the country. I'm not sure there are 15 teams better than them. We had key defensive stops at key times. Collectively, the defense won the game for us.

Just her work ethic rubs off on everybody else. She's always going 100 percent, and I think people see that out of her and tend to pick it up, too. The main thing I like out of her is if you need a person who's going to go get rebounds and get in there on defense and get on the ball. A lot of kids do that, and Danielle thinks that's her role and she does a good job of it.

I'm speechless. I just want to jump up and down. I'm glad for the coaches. Our defense was a big key in the second quarter (holding West McDowell to only one basket). We, as a team, showed a lot of heart and didn't quit.

Allen Johnson

Man, I was so upset with my defense from last week,

Man, we had some opportunities there. We battled back and we never quit. To be down by that much and have an opportunity to win the game with under 10 seconds, that says a lot for the girls and how well we played defense at the end.

Man-to-man straight up, nothing special. We definitely picked it up. Defense was the key. It's what did it for us.

Tony Richardson

I think we can get it fixed. That's just not acceptable, especially the way our defense played.

I think we all stepped up on our defense in the second half.

I think that was the turning point of the game. From then on, I thought the defense had a lot of confidence.

I think some of that's overblown. They're going to run their offense and we're going to play our defense. Sometimes, early, they might target a guy.

It is like I said earlier this week, they want to win the kicking game, play sound defense and play field position with you. We made some mistakes tonight and they capitalized on it.

It is just impossible to have a public trial if you can't guarantee the safety of witnesses, judges or defense counsel.

It is impossible to have a public trial if you can't guarantee the safety of witnesses, judges or defense counsel.

I think we're going to surprise some people. Guys have gotten stronger, quicker. I think our offense is going to be a lot better this year. Our defense is going to be very good.

Last year one of our problems was we'd win a game and show up and play terrible the next game. Tonight I thought our defense was excellent holding them down and the shooting (46 percent) got back to where it needed to be.

Rocky Bernard

I was watching TV and they were saying that of all the teams in the playoffs, we had the weakest defense out of all of them. I think that's kind of a slap in the face to us, and go out and prove to people we're not just an offensive team.

Demarcus Ware

I was a little more comfortable with the defense and what the guys are doing. On a scale of one to 10 I'd say it was an eight.

Brooke Smith

I was just taking what the defense was giving me. In the second half, I was finding some space and getting up good shots.

Matt Harpring

I was just getting a lot of shots tonight. You take what the defense gives you.

David Thornton

I was just doing what you're supposed to do when you get a turnover, and that's go from defense to offense. I won't say I was targeting him. He was just the guy in the way.

I think they just stepped up their defense and we didn't match it. I think we have to be tougher. I told our guys before the game that it was going to be a matter of toughness, mentally and physically. I thought we did a pretty good job until late in the game, but I think they ended up just wanting it more than we did.

Really pleased with the overall team effort. Our pressure defense was good throughout the whole game.