Famous Quotes & Sayings

We came out really flat. Give them a lot of credit; they made a lot of shots early and they built up a lead. We're notorious for not playing well from behind, and we just couldn't put the ball in the basket.

We came out really flat and they got a quick early lead on us. They're just kind of relentless. They don't let the ball hit the ground. They play some good team volleyball.

We came out really aggressive. We were able to get any misses they had and get the ball turned around in transition.

We came out ready to play. We shared the ball well. Our guards got the ball where it needed to go.

Chuck D.

We came out ready to play and played a solid game. We had better defensive pressure and shot the ball a lot better than in our last meeting.

We came out pretty flat, but we played decent in the third and put 'em away in the fourth. We turned the ball over a lot in the first half, but we were able to step it up after that.

We came out of the gates shooting the ball well. We were able to control the tempo of the game. When they switched to a zone, we made our shots and forced them out of it. I think that boosted our confidence.

Steve Jones

We came out not shooting the ball very well and they capitalized. Before the fourth, we rallied together. We pressed and played with tons of energy.

Mike Mason

We came out in the second half and didn't score on that field goal. That changed the momentum. Then they were able to keep the ball the whole third quarter.

Greg Page

We came out flat in the third quarter. We didn't play good defense and couldn't put the ball in the hole.

We came out and were able to knock the ball around fairly effectively, which is always nice. We were able to come up with some really great chances on goal, and finished some of them.

We came out and shot the ball real well tonight. When you shoot the ball well, everything looks good.

We came out and shot the ball like we can. We've done it a couple of times this year, but I thought we had a lot of good looks and we knocked a lot of them down tonight.

We had our (big) men helping bring the ball up. So, if we were able to break the press, we had good scorers who were able to stop and shoot on the other end. This team is getting smarter, and we know who should take (the shots).

We had opportunities to score - and we didn't. We couldn't put the ball in the basket.

We had open looks all night long and the ball didn't fall for us. We told our team we'd be lucky to score 10 points per quarter. I told them I'd seen their coach at five of our ballgames.

We hadn't had any of those all season. You've got to put the ball in play and put pressure on the defense.

We were hitting balls right on the nose early on. It was those instances where you hit 'em right at guys. When you keep hitting balls as hard as we were, it's just a matter of time before they start falling (for hits).

We were getting shots, we just couldn't finish. It's tough to win when you shoot (22 percent). And it seemed like all the balls were going their way. That's just the way it is.

Allie Quigley

We were getting out early with our running game. A lot of our shots came from passing, moving the ball quick and getting easy shots.

Luke Donald

Today was frustrating. I didn't really hit the ball too badly, I just struggled on the greens more than anything.

We work all the time on catching balls in traffic like that. You know you're probably gonna get hit and have to pay the price, so why not catch the ball.

We won three quarters and lost the ball game.

We didn't swing at as many balls in the dirt. We were more disciplined today. It's tough to get a good swing on a ball out of the strike zone.

Adrian Peterson

I can catch the ball. You've got to throw it to me.

Three big plays and that was all they got. We talk about it every week, but they keep happening. We have not played four quarters yet. I would like to because I think we could play with some people. We moved the ball and are getting better. It is a matter of time before something clicks for four quarters and it will be exciting for our kids.

Travis Lyon sent numerous balls through the defense. He got at least two assists.

Travis doesn't waste practice as a kind of a mess-around time. He takes it seriously and it shows in the games. He's made incredible improvement. He takes good swings, drives the ball well to all fields.

We never got the shots back up again. They're a really good team. They played really hard and they held us to 31 points. But I think if we shot the ball better, it might have been a different outcome.

Mike Holmgren

We needed to do that, to control the ball with our running game, and obviously, that was one of the keys to the game.

We needed to do a real good job making it as difficult as possible on their posts getting the ball. Our posts worked like crazy not to let them get the ball inside.

Ron Gardenhire

We get a single by the second hitter in our lineup, and then Redmond comes up and hits a ball in the gap. It gets you rollin'.

We gave up the ball way too many times. Too many of our turnovers were unforced. We were able to pressure them (Panthers) into several turnovers, but we simply didn't protect the ball.