Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hubie Brown

We're not a great defensive rebounding team. That's been our Achilles' heel, ... But we get out on the break, we run hard and we play good defense.

We let them hang around too long and they made the big plays to win. It was a great defensive game, but penalties and turnovers killed us.

E. O. Wilson

As defensive players, you love to get after the quarterback. It gives you an opportunity to make big plays. And when we starting doing that, some big plays started showing up.

Essence Carson

As a defensive team, that's what you want to see. You want to make them scramble. Just to see that look in their eyes, it made us see that we still had a chance.

Mike Rucker

As a defensive lineman you have to find yourself other ways to make plays and get yourself in the game,

As of right now, I'm more worried about the defensive end. Offense comes when you play good defense, so my main goal is just not let her score as much as she usually does, not let her get her 25.

As patient as we were early, we got into a streak when we were playing like we were behind. Then you toss in a few defensive breakdowns, and all of the sudden, we have ourselves a ballgame.

That was a big-time shot. If we come up with a defensive stop, you never know what might have happened.

That's where we lost the game, on the defensive end.

That's where toughness shows, on the defensive side of things. And I think that's exactly what happened tonight. I was real pleased with the defense, and the intensity level.

probably the worst defensive performance that I've been a part of.

People thought we were a 'finesse' line. Half of us on the defensive line can't even spell finesse. We were offended.

Our shots weren't falling, but I thought our defensive effort was a lot better today. We understand that we've got to get better there, but today our offense wasn't there either.

Our defensive stops made our offense start flowing.

Our defensive scheme was aimed at protecting our linebackers and keeping Cortez's big lineman away from them.

Our defensive resolve is what got it done for us. To hold any international team to 40 points is a fantastic effort.

Our defensive pressure was a big part in the win. It kind of fueled our offense and gave us some relatively easy baskets.

Our defensive pressure in the second half was much better, with all the girls getting some playing time.

Our defensive play was key for us tonight, and it was the main reason we won.

Our defensive play really got to them. It started to give them problems.

Our defensive line really stepped it up tonight, ... They really out-sized us but we battled hard and executed our game plan.

Our defensive intensity went down rather than up. With every good team there's going to be ups and downs and whoever plays the hardest comes out the winner.

Our defensive intensity wasn't there. We slacked a little bit.

Dwyane Wade

Our defensive intensity wasn't there like it's been the last three games.

Our defensive intensity is getting there. Guys are figuring out what to do. We're getting steals like we normally do as Cyclones. That's our game.

Jeff Steele

Our defensive intensity in the second half is what did it for us.

Our defensive intensity gave us a lot of inside shots. We really just played extremely well.

Our defensive effort in the second and third quarters was outstanding. They had trouble getting away from it. And when we get stops, we are hard to stop.

Our defensive coordinator, Nick Mullen, called a great game.

Cassandra Wilson

Offense-wise, we were not in a scheme. We told the girls they had to play at a higher defensive level.

Pat Riley

Offense I don't think is going to be a problem for us. It's sustained defensive intensity.

Offensive rebounds just killed us in the second half. We gave up way too many rebounds on the defensive end.

Normally I play a more defensive role on our team. But my teammates did a good job of putting me in the position to score.