Famous Quotes & Sayings

We couldn't do much right. When we hit the ball hard it was right at them, and sometimes that happens. They did very well in that first inning, they hit the ball well and drew a couple of walks and had a big run lead, and we weren't able to come back.

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We realized we need to give her more space. But we haven't done a good job of getting her enough quality balls on the outside.

Chuck D.

We realized our potential tonight. We took care of the ball and took selective shots. We did a nice job of moving our feet on defense and contesting shots.

We're a little devastated. We couldn't get into the flow of things and had to fight for everything. We didn't take care of the ball very well. We just weren't able to close out.

We played much better defensively. We put more pressure on the ball and forced a lot of turnovers. That enabled us to get some easy baskets.

We played Huffman earlier this year, but both teams are playing a lot differently at this point. We beat them but that was then and this is now. The playoffs are a whole different ball game.

We played horrible. We should've beaten that team by double digits. We gave baskets away. We turned the ball over 30 times and some of them were throwaways.

Bill Self

We put C.J. on the ball to take away the throw to the rim. That is what they tried to do the time before. Russell didn't do a great job on Neal on the play. It wasn't a good look, but he got off a look. We thought they would throw it to the basket. Fortunately for us, they threw outside, and he missed it so I'll say it was good defense.

We put an emphasis on rebounding Monday and Tuesday in practice. I thought we played our first-shot defense very well. But a lot of loose balls and rebounds that we needed to come up with to finish the defensive possession, we didn't get.

We put a lot of emphasis on the run. We came out today and we showed that we can run the ball and pass the ball.

We put 29 points on a 4A school. I think we did a real nice job. We moved the ball real well.

We played hard, passed the ball and rebounded pretty well tonight. Of course, when you miss as many shots as we did tonight, you should be able to get a few rebounds.

We played hard on defense and got some bounces and loose balls. We did a great job of getting the ball inside. Our post guys gave a great performance in the paint.

We played great defense. It was a night where we didn't particularly shoot the ball well from deep, and we found a way to win.

We played great defense. It's cold (out here), but our kids defended very well. We threw the ball to the right base and we caught the ball when we needed to. I'm excited about that.

We played good team defense and took them totally out of their offensive flow. We played with a lot of intensity and worked hard even though we didn't shoot the ball very well.

We played good enough to win this game. The ball just wouldn't go in the basket for us.

We played good defense on him. The kid's just a great ball player.

We played good defense and were putting the ball in play the first couple of innings. Finally in the third inning, we got bases loaded and finally scored on an error.

We played good defense and we pushed the ball up the floor a lot.

We played extremely well defensively, and that's what we had to do down the stretch. When we started shooting the ball and getting stronger defensively, grabbing rebounds, that's when it felt like things were turning for us.

We played everybody, started a few different people tonight. We kept playing everybody and kept wearing and wearing 'em down. With 42 rebounds, the inside game was big tonight. We just kept getting the ball inside.

We played better than we did in our first meeting, but they still shot the ball well.

We played a very strong game on both sides of the ball and it made a huge difference. They?re a very deliberate, fundamentally strong team and we were able to get them out of that. We played very strong inside, we got big shots in the beginning and they were never really able to settle in.

We played a very good and consistent team. We showed that we can win but we aren't consistent enough. We need to improve our ball control. We didn't pass and serve well tonight. If we can improve that, we'll be better.

We played a very focused and energized first half of basketball. We did a really good job on the defensive end, moved the ball offensively and set really good screens to get us some open looks.

We played a tough team tonight. They had nine and nine on each side of the ball coming back and were ready to play. Our kids kept on fighting though.

We played a tough game. My offense is just not getting the ball in the end zone.

Maurice Ager

We have to take care of the ball early, and just run our offense more crisply. We're one of the best teams around when we put it all together, but we have to do it now.

We have to swing the bats better and put the ball in play, and our guys will find a way to do that.

We have to stop those two. They're crafty and pass the ball well around the perimeter and like to take back door cuts.