Famous Quotes & Sayings

At times, our defense was tremendous. We gave them eight easy points in the first half. I told the players at halftime, 'championship teams don't do that.' We played better defense in the second half. It dictated the outcome.

Pat Riley

That's a lot of shots. We key a lot of our defense to him. He didn't have an outrageous night. When you've got a guy that's rising on you and you've got your center, your power forward always out on him, it just wreaks havoc on the boards. James did a good job on him.

Pat Riley

That's a lot of shots. Obviously, we keyed our defense to him. James (Posey) did a good job on him.

He was steady, he played great defense and was a real key off the bench. Not only for rest and foul trouble, but his contributions on the defensive side and keeping us going.

He was solid tonight when he needed to be and I also thought that our defense and penalty kill units stepped up.

And their defense has not been spotty. It's been good game to game.

And the fullback was not going to be a big part of the offense. Jarrod ran well and was a tough guy. We put him on defense to utilize his speed.

Pat Summitt

Another valuable lesson was handed to us. Our defense and ball-handling killed us.

Tommy Bowden

As far as the way we played, when our defense gives that kind of effort, we're a pretty good football team. It's been indicative of the way we have played all season.

Ashton's just a workhorse. To have one touchdown on offense, one on defense and one on special teams really says a lot.

As an offense, all you can do is go out there and score every time you touch the ball. That's your goal. If the defense stops them, it helps us out. If not, then it puts more pressure on us to go out and get the job done.

As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (26-of-41) and that really kept us in the game.

John Abraham

As a defense we feel we can definitely pick it up more and we can hold teams down. I think we can win some games on defense, so that's something we're trying to prepare ourselves for if it has to happen.

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As a matter of fact, that's how we are, yes sir. We're not big names or guys with all this hype or anything like that. Everyone knows their role. Nobody tries to make all the plays and do everything. That way gets the defense messed up.

Our defense was really the story for us tonight. Our offense played great, but it was the play at the other end that kept us in the game.

Our defense was really our stronghold there. We had a pretty good lead and then got careless.

Our defense was really our stronghold there, and our guys did a great job of hitting some key shots. We had a pretty good lead and then got careless. The way they can shoot the 3, no game is out of reach.

Our defense was really good. Andrea hit a three to get us going early in the game, and from there we just kept playing pretty solid.

Our defense was playing well, but we couldn't get off the field on third or fourth downs. Once they scored, they had the momentum going, so it was real big that our offense put a drive together and scored.

Ben Howland

Our defense was outstanding in the first half. It forced turnovers, they sped up and it keyed the game for us.

Our effort level and our defense was much better in the second half. We made some adjustments and we played more like a championship team.

Simeon Rice

People really don't understand how good we are. But that's OK. Defense is not a glamorous spot.

Mike Tice

Offensively it was atrocious. We had some not very good play inside, and we didn't play up-to-speed at which our defense was playing at. We looked too big and too sluggish. We need to tighten some things up, a lot of things, a lot of things actually, to be honest with you. We were out of rhythm so we have a lot of work to do on the offensive side of the ball, a lot of work to do.

Offense wins games but defense wins championships. Cooper's our silent giant.

Oscar Lua

Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships. It's an old saying, but it's true.

Ryan Hollins

Offense doesn't always prevail. Your defense is what is going to get you through. Our guys have that understanding.

Offensive rebounding. They get 20 of them and really, that's what hurt us in the first half. We guarded their stuff well enough. We had some trouble with transition defense and we had trouble with rebounding the basketball.

Offensively, we played very well early. Defensively, we weren't quick enough. We couldn't put the offense and the defense together.

Offensively, we just didn't make the plays when we had the opportunity. The defense gave us every opportunity up until the fourth quarter. We have some young kids out there at any given time on offense. They are going to get better and they will learn to make plays.

No question. The defense stayed constant, but obviously when you miss free throws you give them a chance.

No question Anacortes played outstanding defense after the first quarter.