Famous Quotes & Sayings

We wanted to move the ball more quickly and more efficiently. I'm hoping it carries over to our big game on Wednesday.

We wanted to keep the ball on the ground throughout the game and wear them down, and we were able to do that.

We wanted to keep the ball on the ground and play to feet so we could keep possession. In the first half, we were just making one touch and running all over the field.

We wanted to keep Sonora in front of us ... make them use time to bring the ball up the floor ... but that's not what we did. We made it easy for Sonora to score, and that's disappointing.

Bob Hill

We wanted to keep an extra guy in front of Kobe. And keep the last guy open. When the ball was below the foul line, I think we did a really good job of that.

We wanted to jump out on them early. I thought we were sharp and we shot the ball well for the first time at Marsh.

We wanted to impose our will on them early. We thought the first five minutes of the game were the most important. We had good ball movement, we shared the ball and we got a lot of good looks.

We wanted to go out and focus on rebounding. It's been our Achilles' heel so far this season. This was a trap game for us, where if we didn't go out and rebound the ball well, we could be in a world of trouble. They still rebounded the ball well, but collectively, we kept them off when it came crunch time.

We wanted to go deep. Coach came in at halftime and said they couldn't handle our speed on the outside, and we just wanted to stretch them vertically. We had to hit some deep balls because they were blitzing every time.

Greg Smith

We wanted to go at them, but if we were open on the outside, I had no problem with us taking the 3. But we were cold outside, and our big guys went away from the basket when they got the ball inside (against Hale's 2-3 zone defense). We just played scared.

We wanted to give them some flash with J.P.. That's the best he's pitched all season; his ball was really moving. He really competed well.

We've gotten tons better. We shot 36 percent from the field the first time and 35 percent the second time. They play real good defense, but at the same time, we were getting the ball inside like we wanted and just missing those shots.

We've gotten better at taking care of the ball from the beginning of the season. We've been playing a lot more man-to-man defense and not running as much. It's a pretty radical change, but we needed to do it because of our depth.

We've gotten a lot more confident and everyone has been shooting the ball much better. Winning these past four games has really improved our game and confidence, as a team.

James Larkin

We've got some young kids but their talented and fully capable of contributing. Our defense is very solid and our midfield is strong. Our biggest problem might be staying healthy because we're thin and maybe putting the ball in the back of the net.

We've got some team speed. We've got guys with baseball savvy out there that are willing and wanting to take the extra base. It just goes to show that you don't need to hit the ball out of the ballpark or hit doubles and triples to score runs. We scored eight runs. It's timely hitting.

We've got some kids who can put the ball in the basket, that didn't tonight, ... We missed (too) many shots under the basket. If we make some of those, it's not even a game.

We've got some kids that are hitting the ball better, more consistently. As we hit better, hopefully more of them will find the floor.

We've got seven kids averaging between 8.4 and 16. That's a good indication that they know how to give the ball up and spread it around. We're not the kind of team you can shut down by shutting down one player.

Marcus Camby

We've got seven games and seven winnable ballgames. I think we can go out there and win every ball game.

Wayne Graham

We've got a lot of weapons. We've got speed, and we've got a lot of guys with superior talent. In good ball clubs, people pick each other up, and that's what's happening.

We've made that a big emphasis (getting the ball to Butler). We've played really well since he came back off his injury. Jordan is really important to us He's gotten so much better. He's in shape now for the first time in a long time. He's really playing good basketball right now.

We've known about him for a long time. He's been through a lot of our camps and he's really seeing the ball well. We're reaping the benefits.

Tony Dungy

We've knocked a lot of balls loose and had some fumbles on the ground, but we just haven't gotten them. We've got to keep pressing and persevering because that will not win for us down the stretch.

We have to play much better and take care of the ball to advance. We have to play well for 32 minutes.

Scott Skiles

We have to play inspired ball all the time.

We have to pass the ball quickly and make their defenders change places to deal with us. That will be uncomfortable for them.

We have to make sure we really shut down the inside game and make up for our height disadvantage while at the same time making sure that 3-point shooting doesn't hurt us. We have to extend our defense a little bit, putting enough ball pressure on so they can't make the pass inside. We have to show the help inside but beware of the perimeter.

We have to make shots. You're not going to win many ball games shooting 29 percent.

We have to keep finding ways to get the ball down into the post to break defenses down.

We have to keep counting the absentee ballots, because under the law those ballots that we receive a week after the election we have to count as well. So if it is close, we are not going to rush to judgment. We are going to do the responsible thing and make sure we give all of the candidates and the voters of the city of New York real numbers, not numbers that are unofficial.

We have to have the receivers. You have to have somebody who can catch the ball. We're not going to throw the football, just to throw the ball. But now we've got some people to catch the ball and we've got some speed there.

Kevin Powers

We have to have better pressure on the ball and win 50-50 balls. There was no transition, everything was getting jammed in the middle. If we can generate some midfield pressure and get some transition, our forwards know what to do.