Famous Quotes & Sayings

Maurice Cheeks

He's kind of an old-school power forward, down on the block, mainly, can step out and shoot the jump shot. He's an aggressive-type player with some ball skills.

John Madden

He's just throwing that ball up on the deep ones. Every time he has thrown deep, it's into coverage.

He's just poised. He knows how to manage the game. That's what you need in a quarterback, not to turn the ball over and manage the game.

He's just one of those guys that, when the ball is in his hands, he makes plays. He wants to perform for (his teammates). He has incredible ability.

Matt Smith

He's been throwing the ball well all year. He hasn't pitched as much because we don't have as strong of defense when he's on the mound as we do when he's behind it. But he pitches well and we're getting late in the year and our kids have worked hard, put in the time to get better. Now at the end of the season we're playing a lot better than the beginning.

Dusty Baker

He's been throwing the ball pretty good. He's been better in relief than starting. He enjoys the role and wants to go on every trip, which is rare. He wants to go in case he can get in a game.

He's been taking what the defense is giving him, and it's helped him that we're getting the ball into the post and swinging the ball. If we can continue to play that way, it's really going to help him.

He's been starting to see the ball a lot better recently and even his outs (against Taft) he hit the ball hard. It's not surprising at all to see him take one out of the ball park.

He's been punishing the ball pretty good over the past five or six games, just line drives into the gaps. He got off to a relatively slow start and whether that was some tentativeness with his knee situation, I'm not sure. But he's been hitting his stride lately.

Eddie Jordan

He's been playing like that all of training camp, ... Hitting the offensive glass, getting put-backs; he's very aggressive. He stroked the ball today -- he's been getting better at shooting the basketball. He's made a heck of an impact on my mind about where he's at with our team.

He's a very good player. He's very physical. He's a player that we have to make sure that doesn't control the middle. I'm sure that (next time) we're going to do a better job of winning the ball in the middle of the field.

Norv Turner

He's a very good pass protector, ... He is still going to get the ball at tailback, when he is in the game at tailback. (In) the game last week, he had 10 plays.

He's a versatile player who can handle the ball, pass the ball and shoot the ball. He's a big guy (6 feet 8). We know he has skills. He hasn't played like this the entire season, but he has been steady. In the NBA, any guy can step up any night.

He saved us at least two runs. Pitching and defense wins big ball games.

He's a tremendous player (who is) learning to be more patient with his reads. You want the ball in his hands. He can break a big play at any time. I'm glad we have him on our side.

He's doing a real good job. I feel like we have a good offensive line. Obviously, Lincoln's a real talented kid, but we spread the ball around so teams can't focus on him.

He's definitely hitting the ball well. He hit a walk-off home run Saturday (against Lincoln) and he was big with two outs today. His three-run double broke the game open.

He seems to make big shots all the time. He's fearless offensively. He can shoot he ball with the best of them.

He seems to have really found his groove and he's shooting the ball with a lot of confidence right now. That's real big for a shooter to have that confidence, and he's seemed to found it again.

He seems to have our number. He's moving the ball good, and we'd like to be able to get some more runs off him. I don't think we've scored any off him yet, have we? He's a veteran guy who knows what he's doing. Hopefully it will be different next time.

He's driving the ball well and making some putts. This could be his week.

He's hitting the ball well now but he's not where he should be yet. ? He's not doing things right and he's still getting his hits.

He's hitting the ball well for us and that's helping the lineup. He's been consistent and he's able to do so many different things. He puts the ball in play and moves the baseball and that is what we need out of our lead off hitter.

He's hitting the ball well and in the gap.

He?s hitting the ball real well. He?s the kind of guy who always comes ready to play.

Todd Walker

He's hitting the ball great since he came back,

Andy Reid

He's hitting the ball good. He's just off by a hair there.

He's high-energy, a 60-minute guy. He calls for the ball, he wants the ball every single snap. He's always looking to make a big play, make something happen with the ball. He wants to get in the end zone; that's his goal every time he steps on the field.

He's healthy now. He's been punting the ball much better than he had been. He's got a little more confidence.

He's healthy now, ... He's been punting the ball much better than he had been. He's got a little more confidence.

Albert Gallatin

He's healthy now and ready, ... Nate makes big plays. Like that last series, when we needed a couple of first downs, we put the ball in his hands and he got it done for us.

He's having better practices, and that's carrying over. He's been scoring more and looking to score. He's creating by rebounding and taking the ball to the basket a bit better.

Ron Gardenhire

He's having a little bit of a rough time swinging right now, and we'll see if he can put some good swings on the ball tomorrow and go from there.