Famous Quotes & Sayings

Today I feel like my teammates did a great job of getting me the ball in positions where I could knock down shots. Today I just happened to knock down my shots.

Eddie Jones

To come out and lose it in overtime was tough. It's hard to swallow. They hit the boards hard, didn't turn the ball over as much as we did, and they just kept fighting. That team just kept fighting and you have to take your hat off to them.

To come out and hit the ball the way we did today was exactly what we needed.

It is something we have to address. We aren't going to win many close games by making those types of plays. Those were routine plays and there are no excuses for the way we're kicking the ball around right now.

I thought we did a pretty good job defensively in the beginning of the game. But we turned the ball over in key times. First half rebounding killed us, but we fought back.

I thought we did a nice job of pressuring the ball in the second half.

I thought we did a nice job of knocking the ball around today. We weren't trying to run up the score. After it went to 3-0, I got my starters out of there. But when the (reserves) get a chance, they're working hard, too. You can't tell them not to score.

I thought we did a much better job getting to the line in overtime. That's our game and we got the ball to the rim. We did a nice job taking care of the ball and forcing them to come out and foul us when we got the lead.

Davy Arnaud

I thought we did a good job in the second half to get out and pressure them and not let them get into a rhythm and knocking the ball around in the midfield, which they like to do.

I thought we did a good job in the first half of staying with them, making plays when we had to make plays and defending pretty well. I thought in the second half we turned the ball over too much early and that led to baskets.

I thought we did a decent job defensively, Toronto worried us because of their size. We had to create some pressure so they wouldn't have the opportunity to just pound the ball inside on us.

I thought we came out really well offensively then we started to throw the ball away. We didn't read the defense and find the open man.

Pat Summitt

I thought we played very well together and got the ball inside. We played an efficient game overall, if you just look statistically.

Ryan Taylor

I thought we played very well the first half. They had a hard time dealing with our 1-3-1. The second half, we played hard, but lacked intensity and shot the ball poorly.

I thought we played very well on defense. And I thought we rebounded the ball on both ends very well. And we had to since we didn't shoot very well, but Schaefer had three offensive rebounds on our first possession, he had a very good night on the boards.

I thought we played very well defensively. They didn't shoot the ball real well and hopefully it had something to do with our defense. Defense is always our key. Our defense keys what we do offensively.

I thought we played them very well. We had great pitching and hit the ball well at times. We could have used more timely hits.

Pat Riley

I thought we played the best quarter of the series, quite frankly. We kept it very simple and the ball moved to open shooters and we made the shots that we had to make.

I thought we played terrible. The way we've been playing so well, we shot the ball terribly. And then we forgot to play defense. We left our guys too much, we got lazy, we gambled, we weren't disciplined enough on defense.

David Harris

I thought we played really well, especially in the first game. We did a good job of keeping the ball in play; most of our hits were in, making them play the ball; and we blocked well. It's only our third match, but it's definitely the best we've blocked so far.

I thought we played really hard. Highland got after us defensively and pressured us. We made some mistakes with the ball and they were able to capitalize off of that.

I thought we played really hard for a 10-minute spurt in the second half. We tried to create turnovers and speed the game up. But we were down by over 20 to a good team that plays ball control, and it was too much to overcome.

I thought we played pretty well, we shot the ball pretty well. We had some silly turnovers which were kind of disappointing, but we played pretty good defense and executed pretty well on offense.

I thought we played pretty well on defense and ran the ball well. I thought we controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball most of the night. I'm just happy with the win.

Charles Woodson

I thought we played pretty well, but we just didn't make enough plays. That was the thing we've got to do at all costs, we've got to get the ball back (for the offense).

I thought we played four solid quarters of basketball. We started out with a great first quarter. I thought we handled their half-court trap very well. Kenneth (Bradley) got loose for some big points down low. He scores nine of his 16 in the game right there. I thought we did a better job of looking up the floor and being patient about moving the ball from point to the wing and hitting the middle.

I thought we played excellent defense in the first half and that really set the tone. We shot the ball extremely well and did a good job on the boards. I was proud of our guys for giving a strong effort for four quarters.

I thought we played decent basketball. We saw the floor and passed the ball well. It was unselfish basketball that got us the win.

I thought we had better looks at the plate. But you've got to give them credit. They made some plays on some balls that were hit hard.

I thought we had a chance. You hold a team to 36 percent shooting, you rebound with them, you get more free throws ... the difference in the game might be the stretch where we turned the ball over.

I thought we got impatient in the fourth quarter where we could have done a better job of extending the lead. It should have easily been a 12-14 point ball game, but we didn't convert on some free throws.

I thought we'd slow them down a little more than that. They've got a lot of weapons. They're just a quality ball club.

I thought we did start off very well and did some nice things in the early half. I know we possessed the ball well but when we got in the final third we were not as dangerous as we needed to be.