Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tyson Chandler

Because on the West Coast, you face a lot of firepower. We're going to need all the guys on their defensive game every night.

Marcellus Wiley

My desire is to play as a pass-rushing defensive end on third down. If the opportunity to do that doesn't exist in Dallas, I don't want to be in Dallas.

Antawn Jamison

Gilbert, Caron and myself have got it going offensively. We know that night in and night out that we can do it offensively, it's just that on the defensive end we have to really give the effort 100 percent and really make it tough on our opponents. Once we do that, we really put ourselves in position to win games.

Mike Babcock

Four games in five nights and playing a good defensive team on the road, we must be doing something right.

Byron Scott

Fourteen down, in this league, with 12 minutes left in the game is nothing. We relaxed. On the defensive end, they get any shot they want. And then you try to pick it back up offensively, and you're dead. We have done that three or four times already this season.

Mitch Kupchak

From a leadership point of view, a defensive point of view, and being able to offensively run what we do here, there's no reason why he can't be very successful and help us right away.

From a pitching and defensive standpoint, we played well enough to win. We just have to start taking that lump out of our throats offensively.

Tamika Catchings

From that first day to where we are now, we have grown so much, ... And we have the potential to be an even better defensive team.

I don't understand out lack of defensive pride. It is incredibly disappointing to me.

I don't think so. If you're a defensive coordinator and they want you, they're not going to give you permission to go somewhere else. ... So I'm pretty sure that means they're letting you go be a D coordinator elsewhere because they've got other plans here.

Udonis Haslem

I don't think it will take long. We understand what the game plan is every game going out. The transition more than anything will probably be defensively, because everybody played different defensive schemes, and our scheme is probably one of the toughest schemes in the NBA because we work a lot harder.

I don't think our young defensive linemen played very well, or as well as they can. That was the most disappointing part of our defense.

For us, we may not be the most skillful group, but you can never fault the effort. The defensive end, that?s all it is, it?s heart.

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.

Tyler Hansbrough

I always think there are things I can do to improve. I could have finished some shots, or gotten some defensive stops. But I'll keep on trying to improve and look forward to the next game.

I was so small my freshman year, I was always guarding the worst perimeter player. This year, I've improved a lot on the defensive end.

I was really proud of our intensity on the defensive end. We talked about three things: playing with intensity, playing with passion and playing with heart.

I was so proud of our defensive line. The stepped in and played well, showing a lot of maturity and composure.

Larry Coker

I would have liked to have seen them play better, to be honest. The first-team defensive line won that battle, and they've done that their share of the time.

Chad Johnson

I was pleased with our defensive effort. That was a good team we held to 29 points. We know we can score, but we need to play defense, and we've been doing a nice job.

I was pleased with how the guys executed in the first and third quarters especially. We showed a lot of intensity, especially on the defensive end, and that was the difference for us tonight.

If we play with the effort we showed in the second half in the first half, at least on the defensive end, I think it could've been a little different story.

She's very clutch. She hits the shot you need, gets the defensive stop you need, gets the rebound you need.

Al Stewart

She's got the whole game. She usually drew the main offensive threat on the other team, and that defensive intensity was her trademark. She's not a flashy player, but she does a lot of good things.

She's got great abilities to distribute the ball, and it's like a lost talent having her play stopper for us, but we now have her defensive capabilities and offensive capabilities, and I think it'll show.

She's one of those kids who's good on the ball, and she's really good off the ball, too. She's willing to take a charge, and she does a lot of the little things that go into making a great defensive player.

She's doing quite well with the team. She really beefs up our defensive line.

She's dedicated, really dedicated. She's a great defensive ballplayer. Last year, she had no errors. This year, she only has two.

She's just the player that does whatever the team needs. If we're not scoring, she'll step up and hit a three. Or if we're not getting any defensive stops she'll get a steal.

Old reliable, our defensive effort is what sustained us. I thought we made great stops down the stretch. They have two outstanding players and a nice supporting cast, and I thought we did a good job in the fourth quarter, particularly the last four minutes, of making huge defensive stops.