Famous Quotes & Sayings

There was no rhythm to the first half. It was frustrating in the first half, but their defense did it to us.

There was no energy, no intensity (against Rose). They had to do it on defense and drive us the whole way through the game.

There were a lot of things that went on that you have to take into account. But if you have the No. 2-ranked defense two years in a row, that's not a fluke.

There were a lot of jitters in the first quarter. Our defense shut them down in the second quarter and I think that was the key.

There was too much standing around and not wanting to get down and play defense. But a win is a win, and you can't always look at the negatives.

There were some good collisions. I was pleased with some things the defense did, though the offense maybe got the better of it in the end. We're a little rusty, but I've got to remember it was the first day in pads.

Martin Brodeur

There's a lot of defense to our games. I think we're able to play somewhat of a trap. We are able to funnel people on the ice to where we want them to be, to where we think we will be able to defend. It's similar to a trap, but we are playing it a little differently than before because there is no red line. We are relying more on position hockey than anything.

There is nothing worse for a defense than to be pushed around on the first drive.

Steve Francis

It took him 30 shots to get 37 points. I don't think the defense was that bad, but he definitely made some tough shots.

It was good to see our offense finally get on track. Our special teams made some big plays, and our defense is still playing solid.

It was good to go out and get two wins. We had good defense and great pitching. We need to put some more hits together to make more things happen.

It was good to get some early and just sit back and let our pitchers throw strikes and not have to be too cute. Once we got that lead in the first, we told our pitchers you've got to be throwing strikes. No free passes, let our defense do the work. We only want to throw strikes, no walks at all.

Tommy Tuberville

They couldn't get anything going on offense, but their defense gave us a fit.

They come out and played very good defense and made it hard for us to get catches. There post defense was a lot better then it was the last time we played them and that was the huge difference in the game.

The two positive things from this game were that we played good defense and be rebounded well.

The two keys tonight were Maggie and Tristan, and Tiffany's defense on double-zero.

The turning point was on defense, where we gave up 23 points in the first half, and 19 in the third quarter.

The varsity returns eight starters on defense and seven on offense.

They did a very good job on defense and we missed some open shots. I made a key turnover late that hurt us.

They did a very good job being patient on offense. Tech played a very solid defensive game. But even at that, as good a defense that they played, we still had open opportunities that we just didn't finish.

They did a terrific job of knocking us off our shots. So when the shots didn't go, there were some reasons for it. It was the defense they played.

They did a really good job on defense. We missed some open shots and I made a key turnover late in the game. It's a situation where we didn't make key plays down the stretch.

They did an excellent job defensively. They only had five points in the first half. Our defense really did the job the whole game.

They can run and throw. Their defense has given up yardage, but they still have the Ws.

They can keep (Seattle's defense) under the radar if they want. We've got a great offense and I'll take my hat off to them, but defense wins championships.

Ben Howland

They are obviously an outstanding team. They played in all phases. Their defense was terrific.

It wasn't a lack of defense on those threes. They just made some tough shots.

It was more our defense than our offense.

It was now or never. We had to suck it up, toughen up and buckle down on defense or we were going to lose. We just made up our minds that we weren't going to be the team that was disappointed tonight.

It was not like they played good defense. We had wide-open shots all game long. We could do whatever we wanted on offense, except our shots just did not go in.

I've got to replace eight starters and I'm playing some seniors for the first time. We'll go as far as our defense takes us.

Chris Evans

I've learned a lot this year. You have to be willing to work hard and sacrifice a lot of things on and off the court. I guess I kind of gave up that scoring ego and tried to be as effective on defense as I can.

I've faced this type of defense before, but I couldn't get off many shots tonight. I knew it was going to be tough. I did what I could.