Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was a great non-conference win for us. We found a way to win on the defensive end even when things were not going out way.

It was a good physical defensive game. It was kind of unfortunate that someone had to loose, but I'm glad it was them and not us.

It was a great win for us; we really needed this one. We had much better defensive intensity today; we've definitely grown there. It'll get us over the hump when we're not shooting well, and it definitely worked for us today.

It was a great two-game sweep. We got two tremendous defensive efforts from our guys.

It was a barn-burner right until the very end, and we managed to come out on top. That was the hardest defensive game that I have ever seen us play, and you could tell that we were really up to the challenge.

It was a combination of defensive lapses, and they made some plays down the stretch.

I try to pride myself on defense. Anything to give the team intensity on the defensive end.

It was a defensive catastrophe on our part. We didn't tackle all night.

It took us a while to find our defensive rhythm, but they stepped up in the second half.

It will be important for us to have our heads on a swivel and focus on our jobs in the defensive zone.

Frank Robinson

It was good to see him have a good offensive day and a good defensive day. That has to really make him feel good and get him up on his toes a little bit.

It was just a struggle. Our problems on offense transferred to the defensive end and our guys got pretty frustrated.

They did not kick a field goal. We spent a lot of time in the red zone. Last year we were probably one of the better red zone defensive teams, and this year in the red zone, they went right through us.

They were a very good defensive team. We played a great third quarter but we couldn't finish it off.

Tom Armstrong

They were a good defensive team. They had a lot of athletes. You could see that.

Bill Belichick

They've taken their other defensive ends and put them to outside linebacker. You're really looking at what amounts to a 6-1 (six defensive linemen and one middle linebacker).

They were trying to give them some offensive points. Our defensive is always going to stop them three-and-out, and if the fans look up at the scoreboard they can't see that the offense didn't put up any points?

They hit some shots and we had some defensive lapses.

Tommy Bowden

There's still some defensive positions open, for sure.

There's no way we could have had as smooth of a transition at defensive line.

The tougher team won. Right now, the defensive part of the game is not important to our kids.

I spoke with our girls about our defensive intensity before the game. I think we surprised them with that today, but we lost that in the second half.

When you lose a player like Brian, you lose a defensive rebounding presence. So from the standpoint of personnel, we'll have to play differently. We'll play quicker at times and sometimes Brandon (Cole) and Will (Caudle) will have to step in.

Arron Afflalo

What was tough for (Belmont) is that we generally don't let up. Our defensive pressure started to take a toll, and we fought for every bucket.

We've really got to work on our defensive game. We have to be tighter.

We were on our defensive side as much as we were on their defensive side.

We expected a tough game. They played a defensive game, trying to shut us down, and they did a good job.

This is the second-best defensive team in the nation. You can't prepare for that. We can't practice that kind of heat.

Brad Soderberg

This is who we are. We've established ourselves as a defensive team, but our offense comes and goes. We missed a lot of open shots in the second half. We have to find a way to pull those out.

Bill Cowher

They pretty much dominated us, ... Our offense to their defense, they were pretty smothering out there, and we really couldn't get anything going. Their offense and their defensive front pretty much dominated tonight, and you can't deny that.

Steve Schmidt

They're a tough well-balanced defensive team. It should be a tough game.

They're an impressive team, especially on the defensive side. They played a lot harder than we did, which is why they deserved to win tonight.

Dwyane Wade

They really wanted it tonight and it showed. I don't think our team was as focused as we should have been, especially on the defensive end of the floor.