Famous Quotes & Sayings

They're a quick team. We have to make sure we get back on defense and limit our turnovers.

Levon Kendall

They're a pretty unique team because all five guys can shoot and space the floor. It comes down to individual defense because you can't help too much, which is something we tend to do quite a bit. They can all shoot, so you can only help so much off penetration.

They're a lot quicker and stronger, so we wanted to be somewhat patient and make them be on defense longer. The fourth quarter, we obviously didn't do that at all with three or four turnovers.

They really do play excellent defense and get after it.

They're just a really good team. They hit the ball, lay great defense and they have outstanding pitchers. They are the elite of the league.

They're so well-rounded in all three phases -- offense, defense and special teams. They jumped out to the start they needed and then it got out of hand.

They're smart and they work together. The defense is going to be real solid this year.

And their defense has not been spotty. It's been good game to game.

And the fullback was not going to be a big part of the offense. Jarrod ran well and was a tough guy. We put him on defense to utilize his speed.

Pat Summitt

Another valuable lesson was handed to us. Our defense and ball-handling killed us.

Tommy Bowden

As far as the way we played, when our defense gives that kind of effort, we're a pretty good football team. It's been indicative of the way we have played all season.

Ashton's just a workhorse. To have one touchdown on offense, one on defense and one on special teams really says a lot.

As an offense, all you can do is go out there and score every time you touch the ball. That's your goal. If the defense stops them, it helps us out. If not, then it puts more pressure on us to go out and get the job done.

As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (26-of-41) and that really kept us in the game.

John Abraham

As a defense we feel we can definitely pick it up more and we can hold teams down. I think we can win some games on defense, so that's something we're trying to prepare ourselves for if it has to happen.

As a defense lawyer, it's harder. The office has become more professional and better at prosecuting crime. The deputies are working harder; there's more oversight. I think the (plea bargain) offers are getting tougher.

As a matter of historical analysis, the relationship between secrecy and privacy can be stated in an axiom: the defense of privacy follows, and never precedes, the emergence of new technologies for the exposure of secrets.

As a matter of fact, that's how we are, yes sir. We're not big names or guys with all this hype or anything like that. Everyone knows their role. Nobody tries to make all the plays and do everything. That way gets the defense messed up.

As a human being I was incensed. As a defense attorney, I was incensed.

Ray Johnson

They make so many things happen that you have to point your defense at them. They make their team go. You go in with the idea that, if you can stop him, you can stop the team. But that's easier said than done.

They make defense their staple. They got a lot of length.

They made some adjustments after the first and played really good defense for the rest of the game.

John Beilein

They played tremendous defense on us. They frustrate you. They're very good defenders, and we as a team have to learn how to handle it when that happens. ... I don't like the way we handled a lot of things, but we are going to learn from this game.

They played good defense in the second half, but we were also off. The shots we were making in the first half just weren't falling.

They have a tremendously talented defense, if defense wins championships, then this defense would be the one to do it, they've been the 3A State runners-up the past two seasons.

Mark Fox

They have a real good pressure defense team. We have to be able to handle that. They're one of the few teams using full-court pressure. Because they have so much depth and quickness, they can do that.

They got some good looks, partly from us not playing defense well enough and partly from them just making tough shots.

They have a pressure defense and an up-tempo offense.

They don't know who's going to get the ball, and then somebody's going in motion on every play, so that misdirection really throws them off. We have so many ways to disguise our plays, so the defense can never really tell what we're doing.

They had a very hard time with our defense in the second half.

Mike Burns

They do a great job of pressuring people defensively. And their defense is designed to just jam up everything and take you out of any sort of pattern. Under those circumstances, you've got to be sound with the dribble, sound with the pass, and sound with the catch. And for stretches we were 0-for-3 in that department.

Lindy Ruff

They dumped the puck in religiously. They had our defense going back for the puck all night. When we had the puck, we did them a favor by turning the puck over.

They are so quick. You hear about the offense but I thought their defense was the key to the game.