Famous Quotes & Sayings

They did a great job; they're moving the ball well.

They did a great job, they had too many weapons for us. All of the credit goes to Geneva, they're a darned good ball club.

They did a great job of taking away our inside guys. I know Dexter shot the ball well, but he only had four shots.

They did a great job of helping off on me. Sometimes the ball doesn't get into me for whatever reason. ... It was harder for the guards to get me the ball than usual.

They did a great job of getting the ball off and the line did a great job of protecting.

They did a great job of getting the ball inside. They're deeper in the post than we are. I think they've done a great job developing post players.

LeBron James

They did a great job of executing in the fourth quarter. It came down to putting the ball in the basket. Rip Hamilton closed us out.

They did a good job taking their time. They had four or five guys who were able to handle the ball better than I thought they could. If you can mix and match lineups to beat a press, it makes a big difference.

They did a good job of running the floor and getting the ball up quick, and I was able to get my shot off.

Ben Gordon

They did a good job of getting the ball out of my hands.

Henry Burris

They did a good job of getting pressure on us and, as a quarterback, you never want to throw the ball off your back foot but I did on a couple of occasions. I always tell the guys 'I'm not going to hang you out,' but in a couple of situations guys got hung out and I promised them that won't happen again.

They did a good job of being patient and trying to get the ball inside. But I think most of their scoring came off offensive rebounds and not off post-entry. That was just a hustle thing and we didn't get it done early.

They deserve to be number one because they are the three-time defending state champions. They're still a very good ball club. They are not going to beat themselves.

They deserved to win. They played hard, they made big shots when they needed them and it probably wasn't one of our better offensive efforts from the standpoint of getting real good ball movement and taking care of the basketball.

They denied Conlon the ball and we were not able to get into a flow offensively. That was the key.

They definitely timed some stuff up that you can't (catch), especially being in an away environment. When they do things just as the ball is being snapped there is really no way to say, 'Hey, you get this guy and I'll get that guy.' That's where playing next to somebody really kicks in and you don't get to say anything, but you know what he's going to do.

They definitely out-toughed us tonight. We didn't take care of the ball on offense and we gave up 3s at crucial points of the game. And when they made that run, we didn't respond.

They cut into our lead in the second half, but that was probably my fault. I thought we were tentative and we didn't push the ball as much.

They (Cumberland) really controlled the tempo on us. We didn't get a lot of offensive possessions. They were patient on offense and we didn't play well. We missed a lot of easy shots. We turned the ball over too much. We were only 8-for-16 from the free throw line. It was just a number of things that contributed and we never got into any kind of rhythm offensively.

They can throw the ball very well, but they can also run the ball very well. We know that we have to be prepared for both.

They can shoot the ball well from anywhere. If you're not covering they can hit the outside shot. It doesn't matter if you are playing 2-3, 3-2 or man. We did a poor job at the end of the first half finding the shooters.

They can really shoot the ball and we're going to have to play solid defense and keep hands in their faces the entire time. We feel like we can get the ball inside but we're going to have to score some points to win this one.

They can get down low on the goal line, come off the ball pretty good and get a push up the middle.

They can beat you up around the sides or Charlie (Hodgson) can put the ball in behind you or launch runners, and they have pace out wide.

They came out with tremendous emotion because they were missing one of their top players, and they shot the ball extremely well early. They're the best Division V team in Northern California.

They came out with an excellent game plan, spacing the floor out which offset a lot of our pressure. Our kids knew what was coming. We just failed to be consistent about being where the ball was.

They came out with a lot of energy and excitement in the second half and they really pounded the offensive glass. We had to refocus and try to get our defensive rebounding back. Our main goal was to get stops, rebound and move the ball on offense.

They came out with a lot more heart and passion than we did to start the second half. They shot the ball better and played harder than we did.

They came out to play ball and go up 21-zip after that punter fumbles that ball. It's tough to dig out of that.

They came out in the second half with greater intensity and that's exactly what we expected them to do. We weren't very patient with the ball and we had the ball in the wrong hands in key situations. It also didn't help us that David (Wegner) had four fouls. We needed him in those situations and we weren't able to use him tonight.

They came out in the same defense that we run. They pressured the ball and didn't let us get good shots. They pressed. They made it difficult on the boards. It was a complete effort on their part. They were the better team today.

They came out determined to run the ball and were able to do that. Until we prove that we can stop it, teams are going to continue to do that.

They are obviously a really good team and especially in The Pit. They play with more confidence at home. They shoot the ball better at home. And probably like most teams in college basketball, they have a lot of confidence from their crowd.