Famous Quotes & Sayings

We knew she was going to get her points. I don't think you can focus on shutting her down. I would have been happy if she'd gotten 20 and we did what we did what we needed to do the rest of the way. Unfortunately, we gave them a lot of second opportunities. That was the difference in the ball game.

We knew (senior guard Reggie Pero) was their best ball handler so we wanted to keep it out of his hands. The idea is to make the other kids do things they aren't used to doing.

We knew our shots were struggling. We just kept fighting and started getting some shots to fall. We put pressure on the ball and turned it into more baskets. It was big for us to get a win going into the SEC Tournament.

We knew Jeremiah wouldn't be extremely effective, just because he's been hurt. We were hoping he'd make a miraculous recovery overnight, but from what we'd seen in practice he just hadn't progressed enough. So we decided we would try to push the ball up-tempo, and it gave us some easy looks early on. And, actually, we still got looks in the game on shots we normally make, but for some reason we weren't able to knock them down.

We knew it was going to be a tight game. It's a good win for us. They're a very patient team. They're schooled very well. They're not a team you want to get behind because they do handle the ball so well.

We kind of got fired up when Coach Curry got a tech. We gathered ourselves and said, let's go, let's make this a ball game. We did that. It's a shame. If we'd played like that for 40 minutes, what would have happened?

We kind of dug ourselves a little bit of a hole there. Credit Ripon. They really shot the ball well. We thought at halftime if they continue to shoot the ball that well there's not going to be much we were going to be able to do about this.

We kind of dared them to shoot the ball from the outside, and they made us pay.

We kicked the ball around early in the top of the fourth and gave 'em a big inning.

We kept using ball screens, letting Joe create.

We kept turning the ball over. That was the problem. When you give the ball away like we did tonight, it's hard to get any offense going.

We kept turning the ball over and that's been something we've been fortunate enough to avoid, until Friday. I don't think we had turned the ball over going into the game. It was a problem and it is something we'll definitely get fixed this week.

We kept trying to get her the ball in different spots, but as the game is going, a lot of times if you're not engaged early, sometimes you lose your rhythm.

Pat Riley

We kept trying to call his number. We had him handle the ball a lot and he was either getting to the line or getting some hoops.

We kept the ball away from contact and scored some great tries

We kept the ball a lot and we just wore them down a little bit. The first game sets the tone for the season and it is good for team moral.

We kept stressing that Strand would get the ball and we tried to limit her shots.

We kept pressing, pressing but couldn't put the ball in the net.

Ronnie Brewer

We kept on fighting, we didn't give up and the ball just happened to bounce our way at the end of the game.

We kept it close most of the way. With less than eight minutes to go we had the deficit chipped down to eight. Then they went inside and ran away from us again. Every time we made a run, they made a concentrated effort to get the ball inside. Once they get inside, their big men are very hard to stop.

We kept hitting the ball like we have been and we made them make plays. We like the fact we've scored a lot of runs the last three games.

Ryan Anderson

We just worked the ball real low. It was probably our first real good possession together. The ball was a little bit in front of me and I just tried to flick it behind me.

We need to do the things we do well, like get the ball inside (against Kearney). Then kick it out if we need to.

Fred Couples

We thought it was the greatest thing ever. He was not going to hit in this rain. I bet we waited seven or eight minutes, and he just stood there. Then they blew the siren, he marked his ball and we went inside. They washed out the round and the next day we re-paired in threes. I either didn't get him, or I had someone else with us so I wasn't as nervous about getting in his way.

We thought at halftime that if Ripon continued to shoot that ball that well, there wouldn't be much we'd be able to do about it. They weren't doing anything that we weren't ready for.

We think we've improved his breaking ball so he's right in the mix of starters.

We think we can play with them. We've got to be able to fire off the ball on offense and play good defense. We've also got to be able to run the ball. That's my philosophy.

Joe Gibbs

We're our own worst enemy, ... I don't like the way we're playing. We turn the ball over and commit penalties. We're making too many mistakes and need to play smart to win football games we're supposed to win. That's why we're here. To win.

We're not really going to change anything we do defensively. You do what you do and try to do it well and we're going to try to get up into the ball and hopefully limit some open looks from three.

Jim Boeheim

We're not really doing a good job of getting our offense going, getting rhythm and getting the ball to our shooters.

We're not on a Tiger hunt right now. We are not in the ball park.

We're not making any decision about anything until the ballots are counted. We can't talk about the next race until we are finished with this one.

We're not in the heart of Silicon Valley, but we're just north of it. We really want to use technology as much as we can in the ballpark in innovative, creative ways, but we don't want to just do it to be hokey or for technology's sake. We really wanted to use it to enhance the fan experience, yet at the same time preserve the old-time feel of the ballpark.