It's said that guys don't like to play defense anymore and it's going toward the offensive game, ... Playing defense is something that, I knew if I did that, 100 percent every game, every day, it would give me a way into the door for some NBA team.

Eddie Basden

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Each and every day in practice, I'm checking the best players between Ben [Gordon] and Kirk [Hinrich] and [Jannero] Pargo, guys who are great scorers, ... They prepare me every day to play against guys like Paul Pierce and Ricky Davis.

— Eddie Basden

The key for us is to play good defense. When we do that, everything else takes care of itself. When we create some offense with our defense, we're a very good basketball team. We made them turn the ball over a lot and take some bad shots.

— Eddie Carter

I think we played good defense. We held them to nine points in the first half. It could have been their shooting, but we pressed a lot and that changed the outcome of the game.

— Eddie Dominguez

I felt good, able to throw strikes with my defense behind me.

— Eddie Carter