Quotes about defense
defense fights-and-fighting games second shoot team trying ways win
We have to keep fighting, trying to find ways to win the game. As a team we know we can win games if we shoot in the 30s -- if we play defense like we did in the second half.
defense hit improve stay tough
We have to improve our pick-and-roll defense and stay up on their shooters. Then again, even when we did stay up on them, they hit tough shots.
defense good playing team trying
We're not a young team anymore. Our defense has really matured. We're just all playing together. We're trying to get where want to go and we want play good every week.
defense enormous expanding understand unified value within
We're unified as an administration on this, ... We're unified within the Defense Department. We all understand the enormous value of expanding this coalition. Paul Wolfowitz
defense efforts integrity last means peaceful prove resort secession stop using
Using non-peaceful means to stop secession in defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity would be our last resort when all our efforts for a peaceful reunification should prove futile.
defense defensive effort keys needed next
Usually, our defense keys up our offense. It's not that our effort wasn't there on the defensive end. We just needed to go up to the next level.
defense high hope looks momentum morale offense playing riding spirit wave
We have momentum going. We hope to keep riding the wave as long as it can take us. We feel pretty good. The spirit and morale are pretty high right now. We're playing defense and the offense looks good.
defense five four last plays turned williams
We have Marcus Williams who made big plays down the stretch. We turned up the defense the last four or five minutes. Jim Calhoun
defense great offense pressure
We will need pitching, great defense and pressure on offense to be successful.
defense execute football good stopping stops urgency
When the doldrums went away, I think we got a sense of urgency and started executing. When we execute and our defense stops them like we were stopping them, then we're going to become a good football team.
defense worry
When the defense has to worry about what you're going to do it's so much easier.
defense faster gotten physical played special teams
When we played them at Rhode Island, they were faster than us. They were more physical than us. They played better defense than us. They had better special teams than us. But we've gotten a lot better in all those areas.
defense good team
When we play defense with that kind of energy, we're as good a team as I've ever seen.
defense fully half playing time watched whether
When we watched the film, about half the time Carolina's defense wasn't even fully set when we're snapping the ball. Whether that's how they wanted it or how they were playing it, I don't know.
defense games lost transition
When we've lost games it's been because of our transition defense and we've been selfish. I think we're over that.
defense good injuries overcome pick played starting time tonight win
We've overcome some injuries and we're starting to pick it up. Our defense wasn't as good tonight as the first time we played them so we have play better there, but it's good to be one win from states.
defense great help key leave missed open shots watched
We watched a lot of film on him. He's a big key to their offense. When you're guarding him you can't leave him or he'll get an open shot. I also got great help defense from my teammates, and he missed some shots too. The combination is why he went scoreless. Aaron Gray
defense foul kept putting second stepped transition
We wasn't getting back in transition the first half. We kept putting them on the foul line. We stepped up our defense in the second half.
defense early establish field great kept ourselves pinned position
We wanted to establish ourselves early physically, and I thought we did that. Our defense kept 'em pinned up, so we had great field position all night.
defense learning solid
We had some solid defense in the back. Our defense is learning to play as a group.
defense hearing people proved team teams worst wrong
We'd been hearing that our team had the worst defense of the 12 teams that made the playoffs. They proved people wrong today. Can you play any better than that?
defense extremism justice liberty moderation pursuit
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Marcus Tullius Cicero
defense defensive field gave good hats played three
We only had three field goals, but more importantly, we gave up 27 points. We just had some defensive breakdowns. Sometimes we played good defense and they made shots. That's why we're tipping our hats to them. Lawrence Frank
defense good obviously smooth
We obviously need his defense at some level. It's good to have him back in the offense, but we weren't smooth with him in there offensively, though. Phil Jackson
defense pitching strengths tight
We pitched well in tight games. Pitching and defense were our strengths today.
defense good great overall played win
We pitched well and played great defense, and then we did some good things on offense. It was just a great overall win for this team.
defense played
We pitched well and played defense well but we weren't real disciplined at the plate.
defense pace picked playing
We picked up the pace on defense and started playing like we can and we were fine.
defense intensity picked quick steals stopped
We picked up the intensity with our full-court defense and started getting turnovers and steals and quick shots. That stopped for some reason.
defense floor fought hard kid kids picked played proud second
We picked our defense up in the second half. Every kid on the floor played defense as hard as they could. I am so proud of how our kids fought back.
defense fourth name picked
We picked it up on defense. Defense was the name of the fourth quarter. E. O. Wilson
defense kicks offense played zone
We perked up a little bit. We played our zone offense a little better, and our defense always kicks in.
defense great guy offense perfect runs terrific
With a guy like Moose, you don't have to make a perfect throw. He runs great routes, he's got terrific hands, and he's a guy the opposing defense has to respect. He just makes our whole offense better. Rex Grossman