Quotes about defense
defense good past run wound
They went on a big run and wound up capitalizing. Our defense wasn't as good as it's been in the past and they capitalized.
defense great playing rattled staying
They were playing great defense and it kind of rattled us. We weren't staying focused. We weren't staying relaxed.
defense fast help jump opponent playing
They weren't playing help defense on me, so when we rotated, I was getting open. We usually jump on an opponent fast and we were able to do that.
defense guys hard mills robinson saw struggled time year
They were never gone. You saw what their defense did a year ago. Offensively, I thought they struggled a year ago because they had (Zack) Mills part of the time and they had Robinson part of the time. They were different guys and it was hard to get a real flow. Jim Tressel
defense guys hard mills robinson saw struggled time year
They were never gone, ... You saw what their defense did a year ago. Offensively, I thought they struggled a year ago because they had (Zack) Mills part of the time and they had Robinson part of the time. They were different guys and it was hard to get a real flow.
defense formal forthright initial months serious slap start surprised taken
They've taken so long and their initial forthright defense suggests it will be a whitewash. We would be very surprised if there was anything other than a slap on the wrist. If they were serious then they would have done more by now. It does not take two months to start a formal investigation. Luis Aragones
defense five giving goals high turning
They were turning our defense like they were on turnstiles. Giving up five goals is just an embarrassment for Danvers High hockey. Kevin Flynn
defense fast offense second seemed shot soon worked
They were too fast with their give-and-go's. We couldn't keep up with them. Our defense really worked hard, especially in the second half, our offense never got going. They seemed to get in our way as soon as we shot the ball.
defense good job
They (Xavier) did a really good job on defense and showed us something that we hadn't seen.
defense great hard played shots struggles time
They made a lot of shots and we had a lot of struggles on offense. We had a hard time getting into any kind of flow; they played great defense on us.
defense defensive line playing top
They look pretty good, their defense is pretty strong. Their defensive line is pretty fast. We know we're playing a top team.
defense shut whatever
They'll just do whatever they need to do on defense to shut you down.
defense everybody helmet instilled playing realize wonder
They instilled so much effort, effort, go hard, go hard, that I didn't even realize my helmet was off. I wonder if that is in everybody else's mind. I think it is, and that's why the defense is playing at a different level.
defense everybody second three
They (Howard) made one three in the second half. Our defense got better in the second half. We are getting better and everybody made a contribution tonight.
defense eyes feeling guys hopefully special
There's a different feeling going on here. I look in the eyes of the guys in the huddle and on defense and see something. Hopefully there's something special about what we have. Kevin O'Connell
defense few philip strong
There's no question, our defense is our strong point. Philip is just solid. He makes very few mistakes.
defense evolve game kicking lose perry players question replace stay type
There's no question it's going to be a different type of team. You don't lose two outstanding players like Navarre and Perry and immediately replace that kind of production, ... But you play to your strengths. If we can stay healthy, our defense is going to be better and I think our kicking game should be very solid. We'll just have to see how we evolve offensively. Lloyd Carr
defense secret
There's no secret about what we need to do. We know we can play better defense because we've done it at times this season. We just have to find a way to do it more often. Antawn Jamison
defense gone last offense percent respect run sets three
There's no doubt, ... When you can run the football, it sets up the pass. We have become more of a play-action offense because of these three guys. Last year, 90 percent was all drop-back. With L.D. we have gone to a lot more play-action and the defense has to respect that.
defense doubt great players strength team
There's no doubt the strength of our team will be defense. We have a lot of great players on defense that have experience.
defense doubt fact lay might obviously plays pressure respect running strike table worry
There's no doubt that they're going to be the table setters for us. They can do a lot of things. They can hit-and-run. They can bunt. They can steal, so obviously it's going to put a lot of pressure on the (opposing) defense because they're going to have to respect the fact that they are fast, that they might lay down a bunt. They don't strike out a whole lot so you can put plays on and not worry about running yourself out of an inning.
defense diego doubt explosive game hard move offense opportunity san sure
There's no doubt about it, this will be a field-position game and we're going to have to put their offense in a long field, ... They're a pretty explosive offense, with a lot of playmakers, and we have to make sure we give our defense an opportunity to make it hard on San Diego to move the ball.
defense pickup
There's no defense in pickup games, you just show what you got on offense.
defense easy lead
There's no defense for turnovers in the backcourt that lead to easy baskets.
defense egg foul game laid line shot tournament
The tournament was good, but it's a little disappointing when you get the championship game and we kind of laid an egg today. We didn't quit, which was good, and we shot 15 of 17 from the foul line which was good. But our defense was a little suspect.
defense easy giving good players pride starts taken transition
The transition defense starts it all, not giving up easy baskets. The players have taken pride in defense. And that's good to see.
defense fourth last space
When you look at what he did in the fourth quarter, there was not a lot of space in that defense on the last drive.
defense games goals played strong supported won
We've really done remarkable. We couldn't have scored as many goals (around 70 for season) or won as many games without the way the defense has supported us. They've played strong every game.
defense defensive five football good ourselves playing pride room
We've prided ourselves in that defense now for five games. We've got a lot of pride in that defense. We feel like we're playing real good defensive football and we have some room to get better. Lee Johnson
defense four transition
We were only up four (32-28) at halftime. We really tightened up our defense and we got some baskets in transition and we didn't let up. Ken Green
defense focusing great nights played sat shoot week worked
We worked all week focusing on half-court defense and rebounding because you're going to have nights where you don't shoot well. It was a great week of practice. We sat down and played defense.
defense defensive game good great line pass played protection push run scholars-and-scholarship side won
We won this game on the line of scrimmage with great pass protection and run blocking. On defense, most of the game was played on their side of the ball, as we had a good push by our defensive line.
defense feeling fourth good played quarter third tonight took west won
We won the third quarter, that was big for us. We went into the fourth quarter feeling good and we had an opportunity. I'll say this about the West kids: Their defense tonight was the difference. They took away things we wanted to do and they played outstanding D.