Quotes about ball
ball break execute gave guarded played press team trouble
We weren't able to execute our press break at all. On the inbounds, we haven't played any team that guarded us man-to-man. That gave us some trouble getting the ball in.
ball few microcosm moved score second soon
We weren't able to do that as much as we wanted, because the score was 17-0 so soon in the second half. But we had a few times where we moved the ball well, and then we were stopped. That's been the microcosm of our season.
ball five game high phone recruiting school team threw throwing
We were not a throwing team in high school, ... If you were recruiting now with 85 scholarships, you're not recruiting me. We threw the ball five times a game in high school and didn't get many phone calls. Chuck D.
ball floor loose quicker strong
We were not as strong with the ball as we need to be. They were a lot quicker all over the floor and especially to the loose balls. Tommy Amaker
ball gets kid pass stop
We were not able to stop the pass into her. When she gets the ball one-on-one, most of the time, the kid is going to score. She's just that good.
ball drives execute finish line man men nine playing strengths
We were not able to finish off drives and execute and put the ball in the end zone. When they have nine men on the line of scrimmage and are playing man coverage, you have to take to strengths and use them. Tommy Tuberville
ball break eight guys hard line snapped teams tempo within worked
We've worked hard with our look teams about when they break the huddle, getting the ball snapped within eight to 10 seconds. These guys come up to the line of scrimmage and they're gone. It's different. We've worked on it all week. The guys are getting a sense of what the tempo is like. Bill Cowher
ball gained girls last learned played summer travel year
We were young last year and we learned some lessons. A lot of the girls played travel ball in the summer and gained experience.
ball break bunch concerned fast force last losing stopping tried trying winning worried
We were worried about possession. We never had the ball up there last year. We tried a bunch of different things. We weren't as concerned with winning or losing the face-off as stopping the fast break or trying to force a turnover. I think we were successful. Bill Tierney
ball early easy inside kept reason whatever
We were working the ball inside early and getting easy shots. But for whatever reason we just kept going away from that.
ball beat bitter ended field hit left taste winning
We were winning late. (Colin) Tanabe hit a ball into right-center field that we thought the right fielder should've caught, didn't, and we ended up getting beat and that left a bitter taste in your mouth. Tony Gwynn
ball bring floor foul good point seconds tied turned winning
We were winning by one point with 40 or 50 seconds to go. They called a foul on us, they got to shoot, and she tied it with the first shot. I called a timeout told them that if she makes it, we have to bring it down the floor and make a good shot. She made it, but we turned the ball over.
ball middle open passed second tried wide
We were wide open when we passed the ball into the middle of the 2-3. So, that's what we tried to do in the second half.
ball handling hoped kids rely systematic
We were what I had hoped we would be, and that's a better systematic team. We have kids with some power, but we're going to rely on handling the ball and distributing the ball.
ball foul game inside last played season successful time trying
We were very successful the last time we played of getting the ball inside and trying to get to the foul line. In this game we just didn't get to the foul line. All season when we've been successful we've done that very, very well.
ballot concerned early issues vote
Those who vote by early ballot are high-efficacy voters. They're very concerned about the issues in their community.
ball goal hit mistake throw wait
Uehara is an outstanding pitcher. Our goal is to make him throw the ball over the plate, wait for a mistake and hit it. Jim Lefebvre
ball base change develop eventually figured moving played shifting three together ucla weeks
UCLA had three weeks to get ready. You can't change your whole base defense, but you can put in some new looks. They were shifting a lot right before the snap. But when you've played together like we have, you develop that communication. We eventually figured it out. And we were already moving the ball anyway. Ryan Kalil
ball four hard runs three yards
Tyrone's a big back and he's physical. He can take the load. You can give him the ball and he's going to give you three or four yards just because of how hard he runs the ball.
ball bang maybe season seen since starting
We don't necessarily look bad, but we don't always bang the ball like that. Maybe we are starting to get into the season now since we've seen some more pitching.
ball caused errors happens people run throwing time wrong
We don't make too many errors. Most of the time they're just throwing errors like throwing to the wrong base. That's what happens when people run on you. Sometimes errors are caused by throwing the ball too much.
ball deal excellent job loss northern ohio
We don't make a big deal out of wins, so we won't make a big deal out of a loss either. Give Ohio Northern credit. They did an excellent job with ball control, especially in the first half.
ball bounce difficult eventually game goes hard persist sure type
We don't look anywhere. We look to the first bounce of the ball and we'll graft it out from there, and I'm sure it's the type of game that's going to be a difficult one, one that goes down to the wire, but one in which we eventually persist long and hard enough to get the result. Mark Williams
ball bit close easier games hold leads learn ninth winning
We are winning the one-run ball games and especially the close games in the ninth inning and that's a boost. However, we need to learn how to hold leads a little bit better and make it easier for ourselves.
ball turn turned
We can't turn to the ball over. That's it. Period. We've turned the ball over all year, and if we have a chance, it has to stop.
ball turn
We can't turn the ball over like that.
ball expect five good team turn
We can't turn the ball over five times to a good team and expect to win.
ball control offense sure turn
We can't turn the ball over because I'm not sure we can get their offense off the field. We have to control the ball, too.
ball basket foul four games lost problem shoot total
We can't shoot the ball, can't put it in the basket. That's been our problem all year. We lost four games by a total of 16 points. You have to be able to put the ball in the basket and make foul shots. We couldn't do that all year.
ball greater pace pick runs
We can't play any better than we've been playing. We've been able to pick the ball up on defense, we've pitched as well as we can pitch, we've scored runs at a greater pace than we have all year.
ball good hitting knocking pinpoint problem shots turning
We can't pinpoint the problem - we're just not knocking down shots. We're getting good shots and not hitting them. We're turning the ball over. That's not the way we play.
ball control mistakes physical team turn
We can't make mistakes, we can't give up the big plays, we can't turn the ball over. We have to control the ball and the clock. The team that is the most physical and makes the least mistakes is going to win.
ball block closed turned
We closed out their shooters in the first half, but we didn't do that in the second. We didn't block out for rebounds, and we turned the ball over.