Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gilbert Arenas

We turned it on at the right time. We played solid defense all the way through, and in the fourth quarter we gave that extra effort and got the win.

We didn't get it done on either shot. It doesn't matter what you do on defense if you don't protect the backboards.

We didn't get back to stop them on defense in transition in the second half. Overall, we just did not do the job we needed to do on the defensive end. Offensively, we got some good shots, but they just didn't drop.

We didn't get back on defense and they got a lot of baskets off the transition or we put them at the foul line.

We didn't get a lot of steals from the defense but we did disrupt their offense and took them out of their flow.

Ron Dayne

We didn't get all our third downs, and that was the thing that kept the defense on the field so much. We just have to keep working on it. We did better than we did last week. We're getting better and improving.

We did not play very focused and didn't execute on offense, defense or fast break. We started the game down 15-0 and fought back to tie the game in the third quarter at 33, but we let Sweeny go on a 16-0 run. We had too many mental breakdowns, and we need to win some games on the road to have a shot at doing something in district.

We did not play defense well. We are going to have to get a whole lot better when we get back into region play. I am glad to get the win, but we made too many errors.

We had a 10-minute letdown after our goal. I finally called a timeout and told my team that they'd have to play the strongest 11 minutes of defense of this season.

We got lazy with our defense and rebounding after jumping out to an early lead. After a halftime talk, we played harder and picked up the intensity in the second half.

We are starting to realize we have to hit to win games. The defense can't do it all the time. Hopefully we can reach our goal and win the rest of our region games.

We are starting to play much better as a team. We're helping on defense and we're not being as selfish on the offensive end. It's nice to see and it's nice to be a part of it again.

To that point, we were playing focused defense and got much better pitching. The offense just wasn't aggressive.

Marcus Trufant

You are the last line of defense so anything that goes wrong on the back end usually results in six points. On the back end, pretty much, you've got to try and be perfect, and if you're not it's going to show.

We had a really great team effort, we made great decisions, and we played great team defense.

Sam Johnson

We wanted to end it there and that felt good. Our defense was shaky in Game 1, but we kept up in Game 2.

We wanted to come out and put some pressure on them, (and) make them handle the ball. Our game plan was to use our defense and run on them, and I think we did that fairly well.

We wanted them to do that. We'd rather have them run the time down and let us play solid defense.

Phil Bennett

We wanted to play great red zone defense and we did that. We just stayed on the field too long.

We've had years around here where the defense was playing well and the offense wasn't playing too well, or vice versa.

We've had to work hard for everything we've gotten offensively all season. Our defense has been outstanding. But we've had points where you can't hold teams to zero. You need some offensive pressure of your own to help yourself out.

We've had six or seven people lead us in scoring in games this year. But having Gratton gives us a lot of confidence. He plays so well on offense and defense for us. When he's out there we feel we have a chance.

We've got a good offense, our kids can hit the ball. I really think they'll hit most any pitcher around, because they're seasoned enough to be able to hit. We do work hard on our offense, but we've got a lot to work on defensively. This is not indicative of what this defense has been.

Ed Orgeron

Well, he got ready in about two seconds on the sidelines. I think with about a week's preparation, he will be as ready as we can get a freshman ready. He is physically talented, and he has been studying our defense. We may not be able to do as many things as we could with Patrick, but I think we can run our defense with (Russell) in there.

To state the obvious, we got our butts kicked today. I thought they out-toughed us, and we never really gave our defense a chance.

To start with a road win is a good way to start a (league) season. We played tough defense and we made our free throws at the end.

Ben Howland

To shoot 3 for 19 from the threes and still win the game is a testament to our defense and rebounding.

Kevin Garnett

Tonight's win was great. It was a win we definitely needed. For the most part we all played together. We played aggressively. The defense was probably what won the game for us.

Lindy Ruff

Tonight I thought we got our legs back underneath us, we really skated well. Our defense were in on several of our goals, I thought that made the difference in the game.

Very happy about the defense tonight. Holding them to 19 points and 20-percent shooting in the first half was solid, and I was happy to see that we didn't let up in the second half.

Drew Brees

We felt our defense had done its part, and it was time for us to do ours and put the game away.

We got some execution on offense for a change, and our defense was good again.

Mark Turgeon

We got nothing out of P.J.. He didn't give us defense and that's usually what he gives us.