Quotes about defense
defense helps job pressure puts score stops time touch
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.
defense free job kept kids line memphis poor throw
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.
defense easy harder minutes possession team time
Because it's easy to play defense like this. It's harder when the other team has 10 minutes more of possession time than you do.
defense energy plays
His energy and the way he plays defense is going to be a big part of what we do. Dwane Casey
defense efforts helped past pat role
His efforts over the past 10 years really helped with this round. He lobbied for bomber upgrades and all the things that made the bomber as important as it is in the nation's defense today. Pat had a big role in this.
defense hurt points running
His defense was very good. He did not hurt us defensively. If he does that stuff, the points will come. We have to get him running more and to the boards. Jamie Dixon
defense improving pride steal takes
His defense is continually improving and is something he takes a lot of pride in. Also he's going to steal some bases. Clint Hurdle
defense rebound seen
His defense and rebounding have been terrific. I've never seen him rebound the way he has during this stretch. Bob Thomason
defense lost rushing shots
His half-court man-to-man defense put the clamps on us. We started rushing our shots and lost our composure.
defense fastball location moving plays
His fastball was moving pretty well and his location was excellent. And the big thing was our defense made a lot of plays for him.
defense heart loss soul
That is a very costly loss for this team. He is the heart and soul -- not just our defense -- but our team. Tyrone Willingham
defense intensity offensive picked pushed rest run
That run really pushed us for the rest of the game, and really set the tone. We just picked up our intensity on defense and that really did a lot for us on the offensive end.
defense early happens offense picked stuff
That kind of stuff happens early in the season. Our defense wasn't very good, but our offense picked it up.
defense knowing line miss nice somebody watching
It was a nice first line of defense, knowing that somebody was out here watching for smoke. We do miss it. In a way, it would be nice to have that back.
defense defensive found great identity
It was a new awakening. We found our identity as a defensive team. Great defense is how we're going to keep winning. Bruce Brown
defense far gotten timely
It was all there (yesterday). We got pitching, defense and timely hitting. So far we've only gotten two out of three.
defense
It was all about getting to it more so than anything else. ... You'd like to be able to tighten up defense everywhere, but you can only do so much. Joe Torre
defense game offense performance time
It was a performance that we needed. Defensively, that was one of our better games. Our defense contributed to our offense and a lot of times it's the other way around. You like to have a game like that this time of the year. Terry Stotts
defense effort good limited road solid
It was another solid effort by our defense and we limited their chances. This is a good road win.
defense people police since urban
It was about self-defense in urban areas, since police had been harassing people for many years at that time.
defense democracy vigilant
vigilant in our defense of democracy and constitutional government. Jaswant Singh
defense great player proud
(Washington is) going to be a great player in this league. She's strong. She can go right strong, and she can finish. She did give us a problem. But I was proud of our defense at times rotating, especially down the stretch.
defense nuclear purpose
The nuclear bomb is the most useless weapon ever invented. It can be employed to no rational purpose. It is not even an effective defense against itself. George F. Kennan
defense played run solid time
It's kind of like a double-edged sword. We only scored one run but at the same time pitched really well and played solid enough defense to only give up one run.
defense guard hard playing point pressure
It's kind of hard to guard me 94 feet. I put a lot of pressure on the defense when I'm playing point guard.
defense everybody films middle nobody running tackled touch watch
It's kind of funny, the defense doesn't know who has the ball. We watch films and I'll be getting tackled and (quarterback) Shaun (Carney) will be running around the end and nobody will touch him. Or everybody will be running after Shaun and I'll be running up the middle and not get touched.
defense stop
It just happens. It wasn't our offense. Our defense was bad. We scored. We just couldn't stop anybody. Tony Parker
defense everybody floor good pleased
It's always a good thing when you have everybody scoring. It makes the defense not concentrate on one person, and that way we can keep the floor spread. I was very pleased with the way they played.
defense game good intensity key picked second structured win
It's always good to win and we had a lot of good things happen. The way we are structured right now, we have to play more up tempo, but the key to the game was the way we picked up our intensity on defense in the second half. Rick Carlisle
defense floor games good ran tough
It's always good to have one of these games before a day off. We ran the floor well and our defense made them have to take some tough shots. Shane Battier
defense improved nice season shooter struggled
It's always nice to have a big-game shooter like Amy. What was nice about her this season is that she really improved her defense and rebounding. Without those two things, we would've struggled because we were so small.
defense last leather looks pitching remember stepping threw time today understand
It looks like we are. I can't remember the last time we threw the leather around like we did today. The pitching is stepping up, and today the defense did the same. We understand what we need to do. Jorge Posada
defense good looks midfield players
It looks good now. We have a lot of players back at midfield and on defense.