From our scouting reports and coaches I talked to, we only thought they had one player who was an adequate outside shooter. They really surprised me in how well they did with a variety of shooters from the outside.
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Jenny Jones did a great job posting inside and moving a lot bet... DON STORY They shot extremely well from the outside. LONNIE GAYLOR I was just taking what the defense gave me and unfortunately I didn't shoot well from the outside to... JR INMAN If they stayed man-to-man with us, I thought we could score with them. We don't shoot the ball very ... STEVE ADEN We tried to get them to shoot from the outside and we thought that they might not be able to knock t... JOEY DAVID They got out on our shooters, pressed them and didn't give us easy looks all game. They really took ... JOSH MARKO We had a great scouting report, and they did exactly what we thought they would do. We just couldn't... MATT GIBSON Ashland shot the lights out. We tried a triangle-and-two on their outside shooters. Then they put in... DALE NEIBAUER They just played a zone and we didn't shoot well from the outside. That was the difference in the ga... BRENT LISKAI We know that they don't have a lot of good outside shooters and their game is to get it inside and r... ADAM LUCHTERHAND Freed-Hardeman is one of the top programs in the NAIA. They are well-coached and are a sound, fundam... MELISSA RINGHAUSEN We met outside the MCI Center and did our scouting report and our walkthrough on the sidewalk. CHRIS DODSON They always cover the floor well and they dig well. Our strength is our outside hitters and they def... ALEXIS CURRY She's a good shooter from the outside. We can't focus all of our efforts on the two post players. BRANDY CORBETT It's important to the students and it helps build relationships between teachers and students outsid... CAITLIN SULLIVAN Everything they did, coach talked about in the scouting report. We just didn't execute well and make... DRAMANE DIARRA But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade ou... ABU BAKAR BASHIR I was pleased with how our post players performed tonight. I wasn't pleased that our guards, at time... AMY GOVERT I thought we shot the ball well from the outside, especially in the third quarter. We had solid scor... AARON HILL I thought Game 1, both teams were neck-and-neck, and then they got a nice run, and from that point o... ALAN KNIPE We had two players coming back this year in Well and (Ron) Dunn. We were hoping that Jim would be ab... DON BYRON Coach told me to dribble some time off, then we went into our isolation play. I knew they would not ... CANDACE PARKER I wanted to go outside Cuba and really take that challenge of seeing if I was a professional player ... MAYKEL GALINDO I was pleasantly surprised to see things came as close as they did. We had some really good performa... DENEEN KELLER We looked more to the basket tonight. Marissa and Heather shot it well from the outside. They (Coffe... BECKY CARLSON Who knew why they waited, I thought, understanding that I, too, had it in me to wait. To expect chan... RACHEL KUSHNER The last time we played Stevenson (a 60-56 loss in Lincolnshire), they hurt us with their penetratio... DON KLOTH We saw how they struggled last night with their outside shots and we thought we could do something w... ARLAN SCHOLL We're a defensive-oriented team. What we pride ourselves on is defense and rebounding. If we had the... GEORGE DUDAS No. 11 (Cobb) and No. 2 (Jones) are pretty good 3-point shooters, but our philosophy tonight was to ... THERESA ADAMS The object was to try to cover their post player really well. We tried keep her from going off on us... CRAIG OLSON It looked like Joe Louis opened with a right cross on us, but we got ourselves back to the corner, g... CHARLIE GOFFNETT We didn't shoot the ball very well in the first half. It was a team drought while they (Fairhaven) w... TONY PINA I would like to become a better outside shooter. Not so much from beyond the 3-point line, but just ... ERIN LIND We watched them and thought our strengths matched up well with them. I was confident from the first ... COURTNEY THOMPSON We had a guy who is from Miami who was kidding around with one of his boys. Miami thought it was som... JACOB HESTER I have always thought, genuinely thought, that elections are like world cups. They sometimes look ea... JOHN KEY They just shot the ball well. We had a hand in their face, but they just kept making outside shots. DUSTIN MURRAY They were a great team. They were very fast-paced and tenacious. They picked up on our shooters. The... DARCI LEWIS They spaced the floor well and penetrated well. I thought they did a good job keeping us from penetr... CLIFF THOMPSON I know I was wrong yesterday to say those things, ... But today, those guys made me feel better. Tha... CARLOS SILVA From our point of view, the issue isn't just a player did this. It's their reaction, and what they d... BILL BAVASI They had a nice run to begin the second half so I told the guys they had to tighten up the defense. ... TIM LOOMIS It really helps to have teammates like Katie who can hit from the outside, because it takes pressure... DIONNE MARSH They were missing their best player and their top outside scoring threat. That had something to do w... BRIAN SOUKUP They are asked to choose a player. The basis on which they do that is really up to them. Do they go ... JOHN BRADY Temple is a different animal. They don't run a lot of offensive sets to free shooters. It's more one... CHRIS MACK There is a vast difference between how things seem from the outside and how they feel on the inside. NIGELLA LAWSON Initial reports from the L.T.T.E. indicated one of their vessels were involved in an incident at sea... HELEN OLAFSDOTTIR It was definitely not our best of the season. No one did well. After bars, Heather talked to them an... BRANDY SWAGER We didn't panic and that had a lot do to with our assistant coaches. They did a good job of not lett... CHRIS EDGE I've never had back-to-back plays like that. We had scouting reports, and both times they hit it the... AARON ROWAND Our goal is to try to stop them from getting so many open looks from the outside. That's how they be... CURT SHAW We stepped up our defense. We put more pressure on the outside and they only had three field goals i... HENRY FLECK We think that's an advantage. We do a lot of scouting, so it does mean a lot. Highland is a very tou... BRENDAN HIGGINS We knew they were going to collapse on our post players. We just tried to find good looks, and they ... HEIDI LIBBY They hadn't hit a shot from outside, so we decided to try (the zone). It worked for one quarter. GRANT LAMAN I was fortunate to be around a couple of coaches who took me under their wing and taught me how to t... KIRK FERENTZ I know what the scouting reports tell me, and they say that Stockton is one of the hardest-working t... GERRY FLEMING They got real hot from the outside. ADAM PEEK They are a very good shooting team outside the perimeter. We told the kids they're a lot like Morgan... DANNY MEDINA You could feel it slipping away. I really thought we could have come back had we adjusted to their 3... GARFIELD BLAIR I was a little bit surprised. I obviously knew of him. And I thought it was nice of him to call. It ... HEATH MILLER I was a little surprised and I'm wondering how they heard about us and where they got their informat... DR. HUEY MILLS My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every... SHAWN JOHNSON Every time we got close, they always answered the call. And the second-chance points they got were h... DOUG CONKLIN They both know if they are open they can shoot. They are good outside shooters. When they are both h... CHARLES FREET Religious fanatics are the worst. They're basically impossible to bargain with, they accept no outsi... GENE DOUCETTE Forward, always moving forward, from the time I can remember - a kid. I was short, and the big guys ... JAKE LAMOTTA We made the change to man-to-man because they kept hitting the (3-pointers) from outside and we had ... ELI JUAREZ It was definitely a No. 1 playing a No. 4. We knew they could shoot from outside. PENNY MOAK It gave us a cushion after they had gained some momentum early in the second half. They've become on... KIRA BRANNAN Seeing from the outside, people probably don't realize how little coherence and how little experienc... EMILIE KNIGHT I had reports from farmers that they had seen baby snakes and their mothers out together and I thoug... GRAHAM ALEXANDER They want me playing outside hitter and back row. They told me if I work hard and play well I can be... BLAIRE HILER The answer is that we are not helpless in the face of our first impressions. They may bubble up from... MALCOLM GLADWELL I didn't put a lot of stock into the [scouting] reports, other than the fact they said he was a good... CLINT HURDLE Columbia is more outside-oriented and their point guard, [Griffith], is a great outside shooter, and... MONICA NALTNER They had one player (Jung) that had eight blocks. She wasn't that tall (6-foot-1), but she had reall... CODY BUTLER They do a lot of shooting from outside and a lot of teams play zone on them. We have to put pressure... HENRY FLECK I thought our defensive effort was great. At halftime we had only given up four field goals, and tho... LEXA LARSEN They get it done from the inside and the outside. DEBBIE TANEYHILL I was surprised when they told me it was 35 years. I thought it was only 32. BILL BEAN The guys played good. They really got after it. I thought we took the scouting report to the floor, ... 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