Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's been a great contributor to this program. He's already helped start a tradition on the defensive line. ... We can recruit other players, but there'll never be another Mario Williams. When we're out recruiting defensive ends, that is what they should look like.

When they saw me wrestle, that's when they moved me to defense, ... Wrestling is kind of the same technique you'd use on the defensive line, where you have to stay low and use your hands.

We have to become a better defensive rebounding team.

We made some defensive stands when we really needed them.

We made some adjustments at halftime. We really turned up the defensive pressure and put this one away.

Chuck D.

I thought we were making all the hustle plays in that first half. I thought this game was won on our defensive end.

Doug Phillips

I think the key was that our defensive guys were fresh in the third and fourth quarters. That's because seven of them only go one way,

Bill Cowher

I think their defensive line played a lot harder than our offensive line did. I don't think (Ben) had a whole lot of time in that game, and at times when he did, he wasn't able to connect.

John Tortorella

I think the new rules have played with the minds of some players, especially our offensive people. We're going to instill the red line at times in the game. ... Our guys are going to play with it just to get them to come back (to the defensive zone). And we knew it was going to happen with these new rules. It's a process, especially for our offensive people.

Dana Altman

I thought he did everything he could tonight. Everyone will look at his 20 points, but I thought his defensive effort was pretty good.

Roy Williams

I thought defensively we've competed awfully, awfully hard. (The) first seventeen minutes of the first half, I think we had them at like twelve points and I think it was just hard work on the defensive end, I think we were limiting them to one shot.

I thought Cottrell stepped up really well today with the rebounding and his defensive intensity on the court.

Billy Donovan

I think you could see how hard it is to play back-to-back nights. I didn't like our defensive intensity in the first half. In the second half, we did a much, much better job.

You have to finish the job. That is how you win. There is a real fine line between winning and losing and it is just about execution. Whether it is offensive execution or defensive execution or making a pitch in a key situation, that is the key to success. Young teams need to figure that out so they know what to put their focus on when the situation arises.

This was a great effort by our guys. One of the keys for us is our defensive intensity. When we play good defense, we're a pretty good team.

We'll take any position player who can score. We have pretty good defensive players. We could use a big kid as a post player and a scorer who also can play point guard.

That was our worst defensive performance all year. There's no excuse for it. You have to make the plays.

That was just a great defensive play. Sometimes great players have to make great plays, and that is exactly what Robert did right there.

Lindsey Hunter

That's the type of game the playoffs are. It's a defensive struggle, and every game and every possession means a lot. As the season winds down, we're going to have to establish that as our identity.

That's the quickest defensive team I've ever played . . .the quickest team we've played all year.

I was really pleased with our defensive effort, and we also rebounded well offensively and defensively.

Billy Taylor

I was really impressed with our effort on the defensive end, understanding (that) is a tremendous team with outstanding athletes.

I was proud of our defensive effort in the second half. Luke played great, and I'm proud of his leadership. Basalt outplayed us for the first half, but games are won at the end.

I was pretty happy with a good solid effort for four quarters. There are things we have to keep working on and keep improving. We could do better on the defensive end but overall I'm happy with their performance.

Kevin Stallings

I was not happy at halftime. Our defensive play was sloppy, and I thought we did much better in the second half.

I wasn't 100 percent and I didn't feel I could move laterally well enough to give a strong defensive effort. But I'm definitely going to play Saturday.

I got a pretty good scolding in the locker room at halftime. I took it to heart and picked up my defensive intensity. I frustrated some people, got into their heads. I was having fun out there.

He was a very sound defensive type of individual. We would play a pinch defensively and he picked up on it real good.

He was all over the place. This was a really well-played defensive game for the most part.

Bob Bradley

I always knew that he would still have defensive qualities. They don't go away. He's not fast but he was never that fast. He reads things. He puts attackers on his terms. He knows how to slow guys down. For me, it was just a matter of seeing one, if he was healthy and two, if he was just really strong in terms of his motivation. I think he's shown both.

We had a lot of mental lapses and defensive breakdowns the entire game. It's a win.

We had a little trouble scoring (in the fourth quarter), but we took the lead and had a good defensive stand at the end.

We had to try to get every defensive rebound. We wanted to limit their second-chance points. At the end of the game, we wanted to stay disciplined and not run with the lead.