Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Pires

All our opponents are now playing the same way. They opt for a very defensive set-up with seven or eight players packed on their side of the pitch,

A big part of it is our defensive ends are pretty good. I'm not so sure they're not better than what they were last year because they are improved and the speed is better. It's going to do nothing but make (Hart) better and the other tackles better.

Pau Gasol

I guess they realized that in this league, to get far in the playoffs, you have to be more physical and play better at the defensive end. I don't think they did that in the past. It doesn't matter if you do it in the regular season. You got to do it in the playoffs. That's when all the eyes are on you.

If the market goes down, you won't have a defensive posture.

I think our defensive intensity and our movement is much better (than earlier in the tournament).

Mike Thibault

I'm more impressed with some of the defensive plays we made, steals, tips in the lane, rebounds in traffic. I thought they all stepped up and did that.

Herman Edwards

If I was voting, and I didn't see all the games that were played, but he'd be my MVP as defensive player of the week, that's for sure. He was raising havoc out there, and I think he likes his new role.

The first half was our poorest defensive effort of the season.

The ideal scenario would be being the No. 1 tight end, ... It stinks to put in all the work and not play. When they told me they wanted to try me at defensive end, I said, 'If it'll get me on the field, I'll do it.'

John Calipari

A great defensive effort. I always go with the same thing: We want to make the game hard for the other team, and we did today.

Jason Campbell

A good defensive line can dominate a football game. That is exactly what happened tonight. They did it in the second half to us last year, and did it the whole night tonight.

(Ager) played a great game tonight. We just didn't make the plays, especially on the defensive end.

The game with Appleton East was pretty equal until a defensive lapse.

The game will be won on the defensive end.

The effort has been better. It's defensive execution and effort. It's offensive effort and poise.

Becky Hammon

The four quarters I like. The 24-second clock, if you're going to do that you've got to make some adjustments on the defensive end. I still think we've got to stick to our principles and what got us where we are, and that's good team play. It's going to be interesting, it's going to speed up the game a lot.

The first two minutes of the second half we were a different team. We've been a good defensive team. That's who we are and who we've been.

Marty Schottenheimer

The first time I saw (Jackson) I wasn't sure if he was a tight end or a defensive end, and as it turned out he was neither.

The first time he stepped on a football field was last week. He is going to be an outstanding player. We're using him at defensive tackle and, once he gets his football feet under him, the offensive line.

The first series of the game I heard his name like eight times, ... I was like, 'OK, I'm just going to go out and play hard and hopefully things will happen for me.' The defensive line gave me opportunities to get my name out there, too.

Pat Riley

Alonzo had a huge impact on the game defensively. I think he gave us the defensive lift when we needed it.

All in all, I was really pleased with the defensive performance.

All good defensive teams have a good shortstop and he will be a solid piece of our defensive puzzle.

Alexis was unselfish, setting up others, and she was good on the defensive end.

You could see the difference right away. It was not just the things he can do that we didn't have any more. With Michael, the other team knows there is a guy they have to game-plan for. They have to devote resources to stop him on every play. Without that, the entire defensive unit is affected.

Rashard Lewis

You can tell they're a better defensive team. They took me out. I couldn't get anything rolling.

We're trying to get him more involved in the offense and get him moving better. He's so much better on the move than he is just sitting down there in the post. We also worked hard on some defensive assignments and playing help defense.

Variety is what the 3-4 can give you. You can play the 3-4 without having superstars, so to speak, in the defensive line.

Paul Pierce

We feel like we're real close, it's just the little things. Our problem is a sense of urgency in the last three or four minutes of the game. We've got to get loose balls, get defensive rebounds, get quality shots and that's what we've got to learn to do as a team.

You either give energy to the team or take it away. A guy can hit a home run and give energy to the team. But a good defensive play can give just as much energy.

Jeff Jones

The kids are playing hard right now, and we're looking to get better. The kids are really responding on the defensive end.

Glenn Anderson

The key is to have a professionalism, to do drills that these guys didn't get when they were kids. Simple things, like how to hold a stick properly and defensive coverage.

It lifted our spirits, honestly. You see all the great passes, people passing the ball, sharing and defensive stops.