Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was two good teams and one possession difference in the game. We could have used one more possession. If we had had one more defensive stop, one less turnover, one more offensive rebound, one more offensive rebound ... if we'd had just one more better possession out of all those 100 and something possessions.

It was very much a defensive game. Each team got two hits in that game ... we had no errors on our side, not one.

It was an exciting game. There was a lot of good defensive fielding.

It was an excellent defensive effort. To hold a team to seven points in the first half, that's playing good defense.

It was an overall team (defensive) effort. The defensive line played great like always, the backers filled, and the secondary stayed on their coverage.

I've been very pleased with our defensive intensity at this point of the season. I thought we did a good job of making them work for everything.

I've never had a better defensive team in all the years I've coached. They get after it and play hard every possession.

Kelvin Sampson

They are a good defensive team. We were trying to score as much as we could, but they just wouldn't let us.

They always make sure they are in good defensive position. In the third period, we started getting that first man in hard, and good things happened.

There won't be anything complicated about what we do. We're going to keep it simple and just try to execute on offense and defense. At the same time, we're going to play some people at running back, receiver and on the defensive line to see what they can do.

Ben Howland

This is an incredible defensive team. It's why we are where we are.

Lawrence Frank

This is how we play. When we play at a high level it starts on the defensive end. As a result you are able to get some easy baskets.

Paul Pierce

This is a poor defensive team. This is not a very good team. They have very good talent, but not a very good team.

This is probably one of the better defensive games we've played all year.

Ken Green

The way we were defending, I knew we'd be around. It looked like it would be a defensive struggle.

This game should be a good opportunity for us to work on several things. We still have some work to do to become a 40-minute defensive team.

Jay Johnson

That's where I think we're much improved over last year is the defensive end of the court. Last year in a lot of games we relied on outscoring the other team. We won a lot of games in the 80s and even in the 90s.

That's not an excuse because we're going to see the same type of speed and defensive pressure every night in this district.

That's going to help them out a lot, with his defensive intensity. He gives them a lift.

That one surprised me, Every defensive lineman wants to run pass routes. I think it went very well.

You're prepared for defensive pressure and being pressed, and that's a big part of the game. It's really two different styles of play, but our district prepares you well for the postseason.

You've just got to make the play. Whether it's a rebound, a defensive play, a field goal, you've to got make it. There's no magic wand, you've just got to make it.

Kenneth Bacon

There are some signs that in recent weeks Saddam Hussein has been concentrating more on defensive measures rather than offensive measures.

We've been hitting a lot better than last year, but we had four errors (Tuesday) and that is what I can't stand. We'll make great defensive plays, then make a mistake. We just have to be consistent.

We're a defensive team. I think we can stop anybody.

We're a better defensive team when we play full-court pressure defense.

We had a few defensive lapses, but the kids found a way to hang in there and battle.

Drew is a huge surprise. He's got the toughest defensive position on the field and has done very well back there.

Eric is probably one of the most dominating defensive players we've ever had at Palma. He hustles all over the field all the time, and he's usually the one making the tackle. There are a lot of teams out there that are going to regret not offering Eric a scholarship.

Eric has natural instincts and we think he can be a top defensive back in the conference.

(Erskine) put up a good defensive effort. They made us work for everything we got. They are probably the hardest-working team we play. They're a good team, and we'll probably see them again.

Errors killed us today. In our first two games we didn't have that. It was a lack of focus. We had eight errors in four defensive innings.

We limited SIUE to just one shot on the defensive end for the most part, and I thought we did a very good job of keeping them off the boards. I told our players we needed to keep SIUE from getting offensive rebounds, and we did that.