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Related In the second half, we knew we were going to have to stop him. We sent two or three different defend... IRVING CLAY We moved from a full-court press to a half-court press after the half. They were just too fast for u... GREG DEVERS I liked it when they were pressing us full court. We broke through that. But in our half-court set w... DAN PARR We like to play full-court defense, but we can play half-court, too. I don't think Hughes Springs ha... DUANE JOUBERT We love to change our defenses a lot. We can go from a full-court man-to-man to a half-court trap to... ANDREA BLODGETT It was the key to the game. It didn't slow them down. It slowed Jeter down. It kept him on the other... DAN BRINKLEY I would just like for him to go to court. I don't have any bitterness against him. MARINA DANIELS We were trying to get them in a full-court game where they couldn't run a half court offense and get... DAN SCHWIETERMAN I had so much respect for him out on court. I hope I can play him again many times ... and why not h... GAEL MONFILS We wanted to try to go through him in a half-court set because he puts a lot of pressure on the defe... BILL FOTI He missed that last half of the season so he had a lot to make up for not only on the basketball cou... BILLY THORNHILL We didn't want to bring him here. A German court forced us to take him. KLAUS STEINBACH We were a different team at the start of the season than we were at the end. At the beginning of the... DAVID BRADSHAW We wanted to win for coach on the home court. It was a long time coming for him. EKENE IBEKWE Guys were infuriated. But I know him. He's not a dirty player. His momentum just kept him going into... WILLIE ANDERSON We weren't supposed to gamble. We were going to let him get in the back court. We had one more foul ... CHRIS KUHBLANK He probably could have played but we were ultra-cautious and gave him another week. CHRIS FAGAN The court has judged (him) to be hindering court proceedings. LARISA MASLENNIKOVA We did not object to the court not issuing a default warrant for him. DAVID PROCOPIO We are not a half-court team. We have to get into a full-court game. That's our game. MIKE NOVELL We usually play full court almost every game. The second half has been ours the whole season. We pla... BECKY CHRISTOFFERSON He was so much like his dad. Not just physically, but temperament, too. He was never a mean horse, b... GUS KOCH Willie Smith is just a superb athlete. It's unreal what he does on the court. It amazes me the more ... JOHN ZEOLI We gave him open looks with so many opportunities, whether it was guarding him too much full-court, ... AARON MEYER I just told them to play better defense. We changed a couple things on our full-court press. We jump... CONNIE ALLEN Marcus is a very good two guard. We have him coming off picks. We have him flying down court. We're ... DAVE ORLANDINI It happened as we were going out on the field. Give him a hug and... got to go play now. JEFF CONINE Right now, we only have half court and now we're going to have full court and like the computer lab ... JUSTIN ANDERSON You can't take him (James) on full court because he's an aggressive driver and you can't sag off him... DAMON JONES If you charge him with that, then he can go to court and plead guilty to a misdemeanor and you can't... DARRELL DEBUSK Being among those who carried him into the court for the last time was an indescribable honor. DAVID LEITCH We were very inconsistent on the court and off the court, ANDREW WILSON He's just a difference maker. He's just a kid that intimidates everyone else on the court. You can't... DOUG ARMSTRONG David was very energized. We hadn't really gone to him earlier (in the tournament), but we decided t... AL SCATES We really, really wanted to book him to come to Georgian Court. LEAH CLARKE Both teams like to play the full-court game and we got the easier shots. They did not shoot the ball... ANDREA GORSKI If there's any tenderness or swelling, we'll hold him out. It's going to be completely healed before... MIKE BROWN If we were forced into a half court game with them, we were in trouble. If our pressure doesn't work... TED KACZYNSKI You've got to tire him out, push him, run him. You need to make him work at both ends of the court. BRAD MILLER We knew what we were up against, but you still have to play. We wanted to make it a half-court game,... BOB LOCKART As a young guy, he probably said and did some things that were perceived as being selfish, but he's ... CLYDE DREXLER We were going to go with D.J.. He gets up the court in the blink of an eye. I knew we had time to ge... HOUSTON FANCHER We decided to try and pick up the pace in the second quarter. We were letting the Panthers dictate t... JOE DELGADO Having Josh on the court was the big difference in the second half. When he was able to guard him, h... FREDDY JOHNSON We came out in the first half like we could just beat anybody because we were on the court. DARIUS HARGROVE He seems to have gotten a lot better. A lot of the things that we were working on with him were ment... DUSTIN RILEY but kept eyeing Percy as though they were imagining him in a doggie bag. RICK RIORDAN Turnovers were our biggest setback. We never got into any half-court rhythm. ANNA SPEAR We have to present him before the city court on Feb 6 and he would be brought on a production warran... AJAY KUMAR Orlando talking is a big thing and we joke with him about it. Off the court he's shy but on the cour... ADAM HOWARD We begged the guy. 'Go see him because he's drunk.' We were begging him. ED PRISBY We didn't check the other districts. But based on these 18 cases, Yan is not a common consumer turni... HU HAIRONG We wanted to get back on the court on Saturday, and our kids bought into that. They were excited to ... JEFF QUACKENBUSH As long as he has the medical OK to play, we'll play him, but we'll be cautious. JEFF EVENS Defensively, we stepped up our intensity. We were bringing up the pressure on our traps in our full-... COLIN CUSHMAN We played well on defense. We were able to hold them in check pretty well in the half court. But ove... DON MORELAND Raising the window and letting him face the consequences of his action and letting him hear those bi... MARIAN ALBRIGHT Because homecoming came first, and there was the homecoming court. The five guys on homecoming court... ANDY RICHTER Even when he was in there, we were ready for him and we stopped him. Missing him was a big influence... DAN WALKER We got out of our sets. We were staying with them and winning on half-court sets. We got away from w... GEORGE LANCASTER He kept working and working but for some reason things just didn't fall into place for him. But he c... ERNIE RODRIGUEZ We went to court, got turned down. Went to court, got turned down. It [suing] all sounded good on pa... PAUL BARWICK We're not used to having to play against a man-to-man, and a full-court press. I think it did hurry ... GAIL GLADDING Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It st... PATRICK EWING You're dealing with Eddie, who is a little quicker than Diesel. Obviously, we know he's not as power... KEVIN GARNETT Steals and we turned the ball over. Essentially, the game was decided by that. The pressure. Half-co... DAVE LEITAO I think they wore us down. We were struggling getting into our half-court offense. TIM BARRETT Me and Quincy go way back. We talk on the court all the time. I was trying to mess with him. I was t... EUGENE LAWRENCE He's incredible and he's Hispanic, ... and I think the Democrats saw that and thought, 'The reason h... JAY JORGENSEN I cannot permit him to testify in this court of inquiry. CHARLES GITTINS I gave Dale permission to speak to them because it was an opportunity for him to go full-time, but t... GARY ROBERTS He's a great shooter. We have to negate him from getting the ball in places on the court where he ca... ANDRE HEARD We definitely feel a lot better having him out there. I felt we played real good as a team and emoti... COREY PARKER I have so much respect for him and what he brings to the court, his tenacity out there, his numerous... JIM COURIER It was the only way he knew to protect the court, the faery, and the only mortal who'd ever mattered... MELISSA MARR I wish I had 11 more like him. He is one of the type players that only come around every once in awh... EMANUEL BROWN But I don't know when he'll get cleared. The later it takes for him to get [medical] clearance ... m... JAY WRIGHT Any time you have Victor on the court, it's beneficial. We are still working him back into the mix. GRANT WEAVER What we were able to do, cooperating with Disney security, they spotted him on property and we were ... CRYSTAL CANDY We looked back on the (recent game) tapes and it showed how we were letting the (opposing) guards ha... COREY BELSER Julius got a little winded there in the fourth quarter, ... I got him out for a series in the first ... BILL PARCELLS We didn't know what we were going to get out of him. We only sent him out there for two. He did an o... MIKE HARGROVE We were consistent on both ends of the court. DICK BENNETT But he can't go out on the court and play. We have to take some accountability as players. ADRIAN GRIFFIN Every time Austin is on the court, it will be a show. It's fun to watch him get on a roll. BEN COCHRAN I would plea with the court to keep him locked up forever. BARBARA ASHWORTH We knew that Cox was a very good shooter from 3-point range and were determined to not let him get c... JOE AIELLO It's given him a tremendous perspective on the court. He's all smiles, he loves the game and he real... JAMES LANCASTER It hasn't gotten to the point where it was like my rookie year, where we were getting booed every ga... KIRK HINRICH I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carm... KRISTAPS PORZINGIS When he makes a play, he comes down the court with a big grin. He's loves being on the court. DAVID LESLIE For Casey to get to this stage is impressive. They had a (U-18) camp a month and a half ago and Case... JASON CARMIEN Calhoun had already been given a T in the first half, so there was no way they were going to throw h... TOM HANSEN I'd hope they would give him (Gillespie) another go but, if they were to replace him, I would replac... DARREN LEHMANN Half-court execution is something we've worked on. We still look to run, but as you get deeper into ... JOE LOGAN We were looking for a very good keeper, who has the ambition to play, but also knows Paul Robinson i... FRANK ARNESEN Woe to him, . . . who has no court of appeal against the world's
judgment. THOMAS CARLYLE Hinson just doubled up on top of him, and I looked up and the stands were clearing. Everything was h... GALE MONTGOMERY PARK We try to exploit weaknesses and look for traps. It might not show up in the first half or early in ... AMY MAHLUM We kept Walker from breaking anything big on us, and we stayed in Turns' face and were able to put h... MAURICE FREEMAN
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RICK RIORDAN I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged.... RICK RIORDAN I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? Yo... RICK RIORDAN Argh!" Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the wa... RICK RIORDAN This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people. RICK RIORDAN You drool when you sleep. RICK RIORDAN Hey, can I see that sword you were using?" I showed him Riptide, and explained how it turned fr... RICK RIORDAN I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervou... RICK RIORDAN Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?" I don't hate you." Could've foole... RICK RIORDAN Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the... RICK RIORDAN It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay , or we're alive ... RICK RIORDAN Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swingi... RICK RIORDAN She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "Y... RICK RIORDAN Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals.... RICK RIORDAN Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive,... RICK RIORDAN You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I ... RICK RIORDAN What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. B... RICK RIORDAN The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They w... RICK RIORDAN A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He... RICK RIORDAN Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick yo... RICK RIORDAN Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apoll... RICK RIORDAN Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderf... RICK RIORDAN It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. RICK RIORDAN What doesn't kill us sharpens us. Hardens us. Schools us. You're beating plowshares into swords, Vos... RICK YANCEY Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? RICK RIORDAN I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?" "Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple." "Bu... RICK RIORDAN My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding stude... RICK RIORDAN Hermes gazed up at the stars. "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons... RICK RIORDAN Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really."Her... RICK RIORDAN It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inv... RICK RIORDAN Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper. "Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole." RICK RIORDAN I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mor... RICK RIORDAN You’re not the only one,” he says through gritted teeth. “My twelve-year-old sister died in my... RICK YANCEY A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. RICK RIORDAN Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as fa... RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle. RICK RIORDAN Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.<... RICK RIORDAN