Mike Baker
Mike Baker
hard playing resilience
They're playing hard and never get down. They have the resilience to come back.
amount companies customers direct harder inventory local logistics loyalty require sell support technical
I think sometimes companies that come over from Europe, where they don't have much distribution, feel that's the way to go, because that's what they're used to. But then they get over here, and, because of the logistics and the amount of services, local inventory and technical support that customers require from their distributor, they come in and sell direct and find out there's a lot more loyalty to distributors, in general, than they anticipatedand that it's a harder sell.
focused game hard lead nice stayed
I didn't think we stayed focused for 32 minutes, but when you have a big lead like that it's hard to. It was nice to have a game like that, especially on the road.
athletes extremely great happen hard style
Great athletes can make great plays, and our great athletes are making things happen because of their hard work. That's extremely important to our style of play.
believe collapsing continue downside due earnings fall limited might stock
The stock might have limited downside from here. However, we believe earnings could continue to fall due to collapsing margins.
desire effort smart throughout
Our effort and desire were there throughout the game. We just weren't very smart with some things we did.
creating time
We could tell they were getting tired, so it was time to put on the press. It started creating turnovers.
home people stay
Sometimes it's just as important to tell people to stay home as it is to tell them to leave,
bit buy buying customers deal save sort stuff
Customers can think 'Gee, if I go direct, I can buy it cheaper,' ... But when they get involved, they don't save what they think they're going to. When they look at the whole deal and sort it out, they may say, 'We're buying stuff a little bit cheaper, but we will still need all these services.'
full juniors played seniors style wears
We've got some juniors and seniors -- and, of course, sophomores -- who haven't played a full varsity schedule. We're tired, not only physically, but mentally. With the style we play, it wears on us.
close difference game indication won
The 11-point difference was not an indication of how close this game was. We feel we should have won the game.
bitter dry finishes follow quick
It doesn't have a bitter or dry finish, ... It finishes quick enough that you want to follow it immediately with another swallow.
games screen
You'll see 37% more of the rink, so our games will be 37% better because the screen will be 37% bigger.
call perfect seen trap
We got the perfect trap in the perfect situation, and they got bailed out. We haven't seen that call all year.