Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brevin Knight

I think everybody had a good rhythm tonight. We wanted to continue to attack the basket. Sometimes we tend to get away from what gets us leads and not play as hard.

I think first and foremost we wanted to see out of C.C. was that he's healthy and that he could finish his outing. That was the most impressive thing about him. He attacked his hitters and he was in mid-season form.

I think Ferguson is going to have a great year. He is actually catching the ball better on punt returns than I've seen. He's squaring the ball better, attacking the ball better. Making better catches. We know what Johnnie Lee Higgins can do. Dustin Bell will help us in that area. And Marcus Thomas, if we have to have him back there on kickoff returns, we will.

Willie Randolph

I saw him on TV. He's got a good curve, a sneaky fastball and he pitches inside. I was impressed. But we're going to attack him. You don't give him too much respect. He's a young player, and you've got to attack him. You don't let him get too comfortable.

Ariel Sharon

I saw this bunch of wild people attacking police, border police and soldiers and I said to myself that this was a criminal act, simply that,

Gary Williams

I said coming into this game North Carolina is playing the best basketball right now. They have size, their guards do what they have to do, they work hard on defense and they attack the glass.

John Ensign

I respect him. I disagree with him on a lot of issues, and we fight for what we believe in on our various issues. But we never attack each other personally, we give each other space when we disagree, and it works out very, very well.

Alice Walker

I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some of the terrorists had been.

W. S. Gilbert

I thought we did a pretty good job attacking the basket in the second quarter.

I thought we played great. We didn't have much attacking play, and that's what hurt us.

I thought we played great in the first half. We moved the ball on offense and attacked the basket and played pretty good defense. We were playing with a lot of confidence.

Pat Riley

I thought we played better as far as moving the ball. The one thing that happened the other day in New Jersey and where we get into problems is that we have a bunch of guys that love to attack and sometimes when we attack too much we don't get off the ball.

I thought we played as well as we could play in the first half from an offensive standpoint. But they really attacked the rim in the second half and we couldn't stop them.

I thought we got a pretty good look (on that last shot) and I thought we did a decent job of attacking the glass afterwards. Then we just had to foul.

I thought we gave the ball away. I thought we stood there and watched them attack our goal. The first principle of defending, once the ball is lost you fight to win it back, and we didn't fight to win it back.

Scott Skiles

I thought we looked panicked right from the jump ball. The way that we attacked them in Philadelphia, and in practice yesterday and then the shoot-around, we just went away from those things.

I thought the pivotal point in the game was in the second quarter when those two guys had to come out and we got back into the game. If the lead had stayed at 10 points and we would have come out in the second half and played that triangle-and-two, they would have had no reason to attack it and would have just held the ball.

I thought the first few minutes of the game, we really got after them defensively. But after that, we relaxed and Van Buren began to attack and got back into the game.

I thought they shot the ball unbelievably in the first half. They got the shots they wanted to and really did an excellent job of attacking the basket.

I thought the attack did a really nice job. I thought we had a lot of spread out scoring.

I thought that they attacked us where we were particularly weak tonight and did a good job of that.

I thought we came out attacking and shutting them down, trying not to give them the confidence that they would have to be looking for on the road.

I thought we came out and attacked offensively and really did a lot of things that we talked about doing. I think we got a better feel for what they were doing and what we needed to do in the second quarter and, I think, once we had a 12-point lead, we could play a game that was a little more our style.

I thought we attacked well during the second half. Corbin Buttner was running toward the goal in the second half, but time ran out. We had outstanding play by Corbin ... Matt had probably his best game of the year.

I thought we attacked the glass hard in the second half, and that was the difference. We relaxed a little bit (after Beckham went to the bench with four fouls and Ballard trailing 49-31). We made a few mistakes, but every time we made up for those mistakes.

Billy Donovan

I thought tonight was going to be about offense. Who could attack each other's defense better.

I thought they were smart, they attacked us inside a lot and got some good baskets. Their inside kids are tremendously improved, and Reynolds had a big game for them. When he starts hitting jump shots, you can be in a little trouble. He got some shots to go down, but I thought we stayed with some good composure, on the offensive end especially.

Gary Pinkel

I think we'll see a combination of everything. I think they'll do what they do. They're good coaches. They're smart. I think we'll see a mixture of things. They're multiple in the attack that they present to us. So we'll certainly see some of those things.

I think we have a more balanced attack than anything else. There will be days when we need to out slug someone, and there will be days we'll do with our pitching. The team is just so balanced.

I think we have some momentum and can give Watauga some trouble at home. We'll need to shut them down and maximize our attacks to have a chance to take them. If we play with intelligence and heart, it can happen.

I think we have some momentum and can give Watauga some trouble at home, ... Well need to shut them down and maximize our attacks to have a chance to take them. If we play with intelligence and heart, it can happen.

I thought our guys did a good job. We just couldn't finish. We weren't able to make enough shots. I thought Marcus White did a good job of attacking and being able to finish and be efficient around the basket. We didn't make enough to make them adjust, and that was the key.

I think we were more dangerous on the attack and we had the better speed. It's very encouraging.