Famous Quotes & Sayings

They're one of the most solid defensive teams that we've seen. They're outside shooting is going to give us fits. I hope it doesn't, but I think it may give us fits.

They remind me a lot of our team last year quite honestly. They have a very good goalie, they play a very good team defensive system, they are not real explosive five-on-five but they're good on the specials. They're a real good team. Goals will be tough to come by.

It's a rotation from technology. There's money from technology going into the defensive stocks.

It's a tribute to the girls. We just played hard, especially on the defensive end.

Carmelo Anthony

It's a big loss. In my eyes, he's the Defensive Player of the Year.

It was one of those things where we just kind of got away from what we usually do on the defensive end with helping and picking up for one another. It was one of those things where we had to have a gut-check there and see what we were really made of and I think we all did a pretty good job of getting back on the road again.

It wasn't just Polka, but their defensive strength. They were able to wear us down.

Jay Wright

It was crazy. We are a defensive team. We take pride in that. We just couldn't stop them. I just never had the feeling that you can't stop anybody.

It was really a solid effort at the defensive end. We were able to get a workable lead by halftime.

Phil Jackson

It was a real disappointing defensive effort by our team. So we talked a lot about that.

It was a real defensive game. Their goalie was unbelievable.

It was a tough game and it was a great defensive game.

It was a win that was sweet because how we were able to win it. We struggled with our defensive intensity in the second half. It helps with our momentum going into the (league) tournament.

D'Brickashaw Ferguson

As an offensive lineman, having spatial awareness is key: understanding where the quarterback is going to be and understanding what the defensive end might do depending on the play we're running.

Scott Parker

We played well for a half the first time (against Palisade). We're a better defensive team now, and hopefully it will make a difference.

We played as good a defensive half as we have all year. And that's saying a lot for us. We just took it to another level.

Dominik Hasek

We played a really strong defensive game. The 5-on-3s were the key. We killed them off and that was important for our success.

Chris Collins

We played a much different game in the second half than we did in the first. Tonight we had kids playing on the defensive line that are jayvee offensive lineman.

Chris Collins

We played a much different game in the second half than we did in the first, ... Tonight we had kids playing on the defensive line that are jayvee offensive lineman.

Ray McDonald

We played all right, but we always know we can do better. We had only two sacks from defensive linemen. I don't think that's too good. We should have had a lot more sacks. We need to get more sacks for our defense.

We played a little too defensive and didn't go after them. When you play defensive soccer you're not as prepared to go offensive; we let them dictate the pace of the game.

We played a great defensive game. We played with a lot of intensity and a lot of effort. These guys gave everything they had tonight. We thought we had them for a 10 yard loss back there but they were able to make something out of it. I think if we had gotten them stopped there it might have sealed it up.

Jamie Walker

We played a good defensive game; we just didn't shoot well.

We played a good defensive game and that set the tone.

We play defense. As you can see, we don't score a whole lot. We have to make a strong defensive effort.

We prided ourselves on defense, but the defensive effort tonight let us down. We didn't make any plays down the stretch and they made like 10 in a row.

Richard Hamilton

We pressured the ball, we got into the passing lanes and we forced everything to the baseline. We were great defensively, and that's really all we worried about. We really weren't worried about our offense. We just wanted to come out and make a statement on the defensive end.

We preached all year long what defensive rebounding does. With 3:03 remaining, we were out-rebounding them 38-21. They had six offensive boards. That's the big difference. That's a big key for us.

We play with a lot of defensive pressure every game. There are going to be times where you aren't going to be up. Unfortunately, we weren't up in the first half.

We knew this game wasn't gonna be a blowout, so we went in at halftime and we said let's pick up the defensive pressure.

We're going to try and pick up (the defensive intensity) and see how they handle it. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't, but that's what we do.

Ron Gardenhire

When we get men into scoring position or on base, it's like we go into defensive mode instead of offensive mode. I don't know how to get guys out of it.

Were just not playing well on the defensive or the offensive end right now. Sometimes you can get away with it if you're not playing well on one end, but we're not playing well on either end and it's getting us in trouble right now.