Quotes about defense
defense eleven expect four good great guys hard job level played playing quarters thumb
When you do that, it makes it hard for your defense to play four quarters at the level that we expect them to play. We did not do a very good job on offense. I can not put my thumb on it, because there was some great effort, guys played hard, but you have to have eleven guys out there playing together. One guy here (and) one guy there just doesn't get it done. Mike Shanahan
defense effort few great hitting kids matter mistakes played pleased runs solid
When you don't score, it doesn't matter how many runs you give up. We played very solid defense. We made a few mistakes here and there, but really, for the most part, our defense did a great job. Our hitting is going to come around. I'm very pleased with the effort the kids gave. They played hard. Michelle Gardner
defense dropped ground last
We've got to get better on offense. We're a little better on defense from last year. We've got to make up ground on offense. We've dropped some balls. Tim Hatten
defense giving
We've got to get better offensively. We're not giving our defense a chance.
defense focus
We've got to focus on our defense and rebounding.
defense good last left regardless soft time
We've got to come hard. We had them by 20 the last time we played, we just let them come back. We have to play defense good the whole game. We can't go soft of them, regardless of how much time is left in the game.
defense extended fast offense patient period score
We've got to be more patient on offense if we don't score on the fast break. We want to make them play defense for an extended period of time.
defense defensive good might time
We've got to be able to play good defense to win. If it comes down to where a kid's going to play, he might have to see more time on the defensive side.
defense good hard practicing prepare win
We've just got to keep practicing hard before the game. Prepare well and just play good defense and rebound, and we'll win another championship.
defense disguise figure plays
(The Rebels) did a lot of things to disguise (their blitzing). We have to figure some things out. But as long as the defense plays like that, we should be fine.
defense disguise figure plays
(The Rebels) did a lot of things to disguise (their blitzing), ... We have to figure some things out. But as long as the defense plays like that, we should be fine.
defense man run zone
We run our zone but we use it with man defense principles. Our fundamentals were a big part of our success.
defense good hitting obviously pitching struggling
We're young, but we have good athletes. We've obviously been struggling at the plate, but our hitting is going to come. The pitching and defense are already there.
defense halftime hard knew saw second transforms tuesday
We saw (Broughton) play on Tuesday and we knew they had a very sophisticated offense. We had to make some adjustments at halftime and play better defense in the second half. When we play hard defensively, that transforms into (offensive opportunities).
defense night runs saved stood win
We saved runs all night long. That's the way you had to win that game, because they had so many opportunities. Our defense stood out.
defense mood sat saturday starters team
We sat our starters on Saturday and got them in the mood that defense is important again. We're a team that really relies on hard-nosed defense.
defense playing
We just haven't been playing defense with the same energy.
defense early kick knew pound time
We knew the whole time we could play with them. We wanted to pound it inside, kick it back, and keep their defense working. That's what we started doing early in the game.
defense girls good knew
We knew that they were going to come out and run. I told the girls at the end of the quarter, that we had to get back and play good defense and that would get us back into the game.
defense knew momentum outside pumped shots steals
We knew that if our outside shots weren't falling, we had to take it inside. So we pumped up our defense and got some steals and it got momentum back on our side.
defense eggs failed felt huge knew laid line offensive people realize turned week
We knew our defense would improve, and people failed to realize that our offensive line was returning. We've laid some real eggs this season, but this week we felt like we turned a huge corner.
defense drives fault giving great job knew time
We knew it was our fault the drives were stopping. The defense did a great job of giving us time to get things together. Sam Baker
defense game hard kept playing stuck
We kept urgency. That was a big factor. We kept playing hard on defense and stuck with the game plan.
defense easy eliminated extended great hitting kept shooting
We kept the shooters from hitting our shots. They are a great three-point shooting team. We extended the defense and eliminated them from making easy shots.
defense good kept pressure sentinel
We kept really good pressure on Sentinel the whole game. Our defense was tough.
defense great hearing kept saw team
We kept hearing about what great team defense they play. Well, tonight, you saw who can play D. Corey Brewer
defense gave kept offense spread
We kept getting stops. Our defense gave us a lot more opportunities on offense to kind of spread the lead. Eventually, we did that. Kyle Wilson
defense needed ourselves shots though win
We just weren't ourselves today. Even though our shots were off, we didn't play the defense we needed to win this game.
defense good offense second
We thought our defense and offense was good in the first half, but in the second we struggled. We had one turnover in the first and 10 in the second half. That is something we will take a look at. Avery Johnson
defense eat field possession win
We're our defense's ally, ... We have to get out there and eat up the clock. We have to win the possession game, keep them off the field and keep our defense fresh. Alan Faneca
defense looking mental mistake paying picked seeing stay tired understanding
We're not paying attention. Our defense has to stay back and we only had one in position. They picked us apart. A tired mental mistake was made at that point, not looking and not understanding or seeing what you've got off a rush. Ron Wilson
defense definitely excellent found offense playing sees
We've definitely found our identity, our chemistry. Our defense is playing excellent right now and everyone on offense sees the goal.
defense games last mind pitching strong win
To me, our pitching and our defense weren't strong enough (in '04). Now we can win games 3-2 with a squeeze. Last year, it never went through my mind to squeeze. Ozzie Guillen