Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's no secret that our defense generates a lot of offense for us. That's one of the things we're going to be working on next summer. We really concentrated this year on the team defense, but now we need to work on the team offense.

Forget about 81 points. To be able to get up that many shots and still play defense at the other end of the floor, that's a pretty incredible physical accomplishment.

For being undersized, our intensity in man-to-man defense wasn't there like it has been. But it will get there. We're getting better.

Gary Carter

I'm doing wonderful after a good win like that. We had great situational hitting tonight ... Our pitching and defense won this for us.

Jason Allen

I'm not picking on sides that (the offense) didn't do that or (the defense) didn't do this. Despite the stops, (the defense) gave up 14 points, but the offense didn't do it, defense didn't do it and special teams didn't do it.

I'm glad we played good defense. Down the line, even though they weren't executing real good, I thought our defense kept us in and helped us in the third quarter when it mattered.

I'm guessing at this point the defense will be our strength. They know what it takes to get the job done.

I'm embarrassed with our effort tonight. We played four games before tonight, and in every game we competed and dug in on defense and really played with some energy and enthusiasm. We just seemed like we were going through the motions tonight.

I'm really proud of the way our defense played tonight. That's the way Sharks defense is supposed to play.

Gary Patterson

I'm really proud of the team and really proud of the way the defense played in the second half. We wanted an opportunity to finish high and jump into the top 10 in the final rankings. I feel like we've earned it.

Phil Davis

I'm really proud of our kids. Our defense was the key, really.Our linebackers were in the right spots and did what they were supposed to do.

Taylor Twellman

I just want to be a good target forward and help my teammates out on defense and get in front of the goal.

I liked his defense. We haven't had interior defense like that in a while.

They'll just do whatever they need to do on defense to shut you down.

They instilled so much effort, effort, go hard, go hard, that I didn't even realize my helmet was off. I wonder if that is in everybody else's mind. I think it is, and that's why the defense is playing at a different level.

They have to be feeling really good about themselves. They do a great job of trying to wear you down with that full-court pressure defense and they have shooters that can spread the defense out.

They just started fouling at the end and in the past we've really struggled from the free-throw line. We just worked on that a lot and were really focused ... but defense was the key to the game.

They just responded to our defense and settled down with their possessions.

Dwyane Wade

They just played with more energy than we did. Our team was not as focused on defense as it should be. In the first two games we sent them into our big guys. Today, with Shaq in foul trouble, it was a different story.

Richard Jefferson

It was just one of those nights. It was a combination of us playing good defense and getting good looks and good shots. We were fortunate to get them on a night where they didn't hit their shots.

Louis Orr

It was just a game where we didn't make shots. When you don't make shots regardless of what the defense is like, it's going to be tough to win.

The rest of our season our inexperience at defense was exposed.

These U.S. commentators are not White House officials, or State Department officials, but from the Defense Department, and from the intelligence services.

This is a unique part of our schedule where we have Trigg sandwiched between St. X and Warren Central. But we've got nine starters back from a defense that gave up just over seven points a game last year, so I feel comfortable.

Not only do we feel we have a lot of speed and the grit, but enough scoring. We think our depth on defense is as good as it's ever been. And when you get in these short tournaments, a hot goaltender can lead you a long ways.

Tom Zbikowski

That's only one-third of the game. I'm pretty sure their offense and our defense are pretty important, too.

Tyrone Willingham

That is a very costly loss for this team. He is the heart and soul -- not just our defense -- but our team.

That run really pushed us for the rest of the game, and really set the tone. We just picked up our intensity on defense and that really did a lot for us on the offensive end.

It's like I told the team, it's OK to win a game like that sometimes. We won this game with defense. Our defense was pretty doggone good.

It's nice to get that first win. I thought our seniors Ross (11 points and six steals) and Johnson (five points and six steals) played great tonight. Our defense really stepped up too.

Chad Henne

It's mostly in the spread periods for the defense and trying to give the defense a look for the spread teams that come up (this season).

It's not as if we didn't know Welch could shoot. Every time we made a run, our defense would let down.

Ebony really did a great job of guarding Ortiz in the second half. Our entire team stepped it up on defense in the second half.