Famous Quotes & Sayings

Maurice Cheeks

We wanted to let them know that's where we're going to win games, is on the defensive end. I think that's where you go. You don't try and put too much on them, but they know the drills that they're doing on the floor is the way we're going to play.

We've got some depth at defensive tackle and defensive end. But we need a little more depth at linebacker.

We've got our defensive line back injury-free, and those guys are really helping us out,

We've lost a key defensive player and right now we don't know how long Pat will be out. He'll be tough to replace.

We have to play good on the defensive end and let our offense come to us. But if it's not going well for us that day, we just have to outrun the team that day. Just do what we're good at and stop them at what they're good at and we should have no problem.

We have to improve our timely hitting and defensive errors. If we work on those two things and get quality starts on the mound from our pitchers, we'll be fine.

Pete Carroll

We're waiting to see what will happen with the running back spot. I loved the (fumbles) for our defensive side. The last week they've really gotten after it.

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We?re really pleased with the defensive effort by everyone. The first period was a little sloppy, but the second and third they played very well. It was a good team effort.

We played extra hard, but our defensive pressure wasn't good enough. I think they'll be ready by the tournament. They'll be a sleeper and sneak in on somebody least expecting it.

With all of the prestige and the great players that have come through UH, it's a nice accolade to have. It's a good feeling to be with some of the great defensive players in Hawaii history.

We rebounded well on the defensive end and we pushed the ball.

You always have to be on guard all the time. But in the jail situation it's more defensive than offensive.

Pau Gasol

We're a good defensive team. We've just got to stop them earlier. We've got to figure out a way to get them out of their rhythm and their plays. We've got to make them take tough shots and force turnovers. I'm really excited about Game 3 being a different story.

We dug ourselves too big a hole. We weren't able to score and played sloppy. Robert Morris is a very good defensive team.

We're always defensive, I guess I could say. We have a defensive mindset. That one play in the game represents what we do.

We really stepped it up on the defensive end. We took three or four charges. We hit the boards.

Brian Jones

We got down early, but we executed well on offense. We made defensive plays when we had to.

We finally started playing some defense. We got it down to two points, but then our offensive efficiency lacked. We couldn't get two things going at once. We played good defense, but we couldn't get it going on offense. If our offense clicked, we struggled on the defensive end.

We figure he's a good defensive lineman with the potential to be a great offensive lineman. He's lost half the time. Everything is new to him.

Paul Goodwin

We have some stuff to work on still. Defensive compactness and set pieces will be key for us.

We got the opportunity to work on some things, to try different combinations of players, to work on some little defensive adjustments ? especially in the second half.

We had to play a hard-hitting, defensive game to win, and that's what we did. It's the only thing we could do.

Eric Snow

We had defensive lapses in the second half, only not as many. It's a will. You have to want to do it. It's sticking to the principles we practice every day. Sometimes if the team comes out and does the very things you're forcing them to do and they do well, you have to give them credit.

We forced them to do what we wanted to do, we just didn't finish on the defensive end. We gave up too many offensive rebounds. It's tough to play at that pace for that long and have a guy stay matched up on a shooter.

We haven't had any success. We tried two or three different things. You just need to have incredible defensive players, more than one. You need two people that are 5-8 and 5-9 that you can just keep running at her. You just have to limit her because I don't think you're going to really stop her.

Mike Shanahan

We haven't faced a better defensive team this year.

Andrew Luck

I was lucky enough at Stanford to have Vic Fangio as the defensive coordinator for a year, and then Jason Tarver.

Those are two really outstanding players. We do a lot of switching, which pushes players a little higher on the floor. We gave them some wide-open looks. We were just very fortunate they happened to miss. When you get a great defensive effort, a lot of times that's what happens.

Those are kind of defensive stocks, with fairly inelastic demand. In good times and bad, you're going to use those types of products.

Nobody has really had our guards that shook up on the defensive end all year.

(Richmond) likes to run and they do it well. But I thought we slowed them down just enough and then did a good job on the defensive boards.

Percentages are relative to what's going on out on the court, and if we miss an easy shot, our kids try to make up for it on the defensive end.