Famous Quotes & Sayings

We were going to try to speed the game up. We came in pushing the ball up the floor.

We were going to take the ball inside. We shot one three and that usually has been us all year. We bomb it away from outside, but we were going to go inside, get to the free-throw line and get them in foul trouble.

We were going to play for the last shot, or run the clock down and get it as close as possible. We did that. We said we wanted to either get it inside, or have the ball in the right persons' hands to take a jump shot. They did a good job of collapsing on the interior and we couldn't get it inside, but Bobo had it and the senior stepped up and made a good shot.

We were going to guard, hold them to one shot and not turn the ball over, which we didn't always do.

We were going to get the ball first to begin the second half and I told the kids that we could move the ball and win the game.

John Brady

We were going to double team him on ball screens and not let him get a comfort zone of coming off the screen with the ball. We were going to bump him every time he tried to go through the lane. The unique thing about it, you can play good defense, but when you can play good defense aggressively as we did without fouling, I think that's a key.

We were getting the ball where we wanted, but we just weren't scoring.

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.

We were still feeling each other out as a team, knowing our specific duties and how we were going to play together. That was the major problem. Once we got going as a team and found out who's going to shoot the ball we started playing a lot better.

Eric Davis

We were still able to spread the ball around. We just didn't shoot the ball that well.

Jerry Sloan

We were so confused at the start of the ball game, and made some terrible mistakes defensively and couldn't get into our offense. We decided to play a soft game early and we had a difficult time.

Bruce Bochy

We were slow getting over. Beating out that ball changed that inning that came back to haunt us.

We were sloppy in the first half. We reached too much. We settled for jump shots instead of getting the ball inside.

Mike Leach

We were sloppier on both sides of the ball but we played well for a period of time.

We were shooting the ball pretty well until after that timeout.

Typically this time of year, we seek to build inventories. This is going to put us behind the eight ball going into the winter.

Lindy Ruff

Typically, they're a very tough defensive team to play against. We'd like to make sure to get the lead and get the ball in their court to play our game.

Typically cities have core competencies that include things like sweeping streets and keeping neighborhoods safe. But building, running and maintaining a wireless network is a whole different ball game. We think that municipalities that are looking at offering wireless service to their citizens underscore the value proposition that we have in the marketplace.

Ty looked really good tonight and when you give a quarterback time to throw it's tough to beat. We've got five or six guys we can throw the ball to, so defenses can't just focus on Jeff.

Roy Williams

Tyler was something in the second half. We talked about trying to drive the ball to the basket and try to get good spacing and I think we did a much better job of that in the second half. We tried to stay fresh on J.J. but he got some good looks and just missed them.

Tyler placed the ball well and he has wicked off-speed pitches and that is what fooled the batters, because Cody throws harder than Tyler.

Today was a surprise. We are not that kind of ball club at all. Usually we hit the ball hard on the ground and create runs by stringing hits together.

Todd Frazier

Today was a good step. We hit the ball well and the pitching was alright. We've just been ready to go out there and play.

Steny Hoyer

Today, the U.S. Congress declares America's independence from hanging chads, butterfly ballots and a broken outdated election system that nearly provoked a constitutional crisis two years ago.

Today the balls just fell and I got them in the right spot.

To lose by 12 on their court isn't that bad. We didn't get blown out and we weren't even supposed to be in the ballgame and we were.

Ray Allen

Tim did what he did for us this summer in Puerto Rico, and what he's done for San Antonio all these years. He's just solid down the stretch. You get him the ball and he gets you a basket.

Antoine Walker

We had to play without our best player on the floor and it's cost us. He's the guy we depend on to make a lot of plays for us. He clogs up the middle and he can also get guys shots and that's the reason we shoot such a high percentage throughout the season -- because we can get him the ball when we need to.

Nick Saban

We have a goal for how many explosive plays that we want to make. We don't want to make those explosive plays at the expense of making poor decisions that are going to turn into turnovers and interceptions. Taking care of the ball and managing the game are more important than that.

We have a lot of people that can score. A lot of those kids have played together for four years. ... They share the ball well and reach each other really well.

Ryan Freel

We have a lot of guys with a lot of heart on this team. It's going to take us a long way. We have guys that can hit the ball out of the ballpark at will. When you have guys like that in the lineup, you really give yourself a chance.

We have a lot of guys who can make shots. Obviously we shot the ball well.