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You've got to play good on-ball defense. We can't let them get open shots or they're going to make t...
JAMAR NUTTER Yes, the game in Chapel Hill was a motivating factor. We remembered what happened nine days ago.
LAURIS MIKALAUSKAS I'm sure everybody's thinking about it, but we have to try and concentrate on the next game. We have...
LAURIS MIKALAUSKAS I think we did it to ourselves. We were kind of sleepwalking and took quick shots. We didn't make th...
DAVE PETTIT We have to play to our potential, play the game at our pace, go to the boards, follow our shots and ...
JANISE BASS We couldn't make any shots. You have to give credit to their defense for our shooting percentages.
BOB LINDSAY Rankings and polls and seeds and all that stuff, in the midst of a game, they don't count. You have ...
JIM CALHOUN We just need to execute better, play defense and get the shots to fall and we'll be alright.
ETHAN DSCHAAK We knew what they want to do and how good they are off the dribble. They make tough shots and, when ...
JAMIE DIXON We hit some shots early which was key. That made (Washington) come out and play defense.
PETE WILSON Defense is all about hard work. Defense is something we stress. We want to make them work hard to ge...
KEVIN ESTES First of all, we like to play defense. And we practice it every day. We don't want the other team to...
ASHLEY LANGEN (Jefferson) made that run at us and we just wanted to make some shots. We got some shots and some la...
DOUG APLIN Great teams find ways to win. When the shots don't fall, you have to play defense. We held them to t...
FRANK LOMBARDO We tightened up the defense. And they kind of helped some, because they changed some shots and they ...
LAVERNE KNOX It's pretty nice when you play defense and get some rebounds. Our defense keyed the offense and we m...
HARRY LADUE You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on d...
GREGG POPOVICH I thought well played well offensively. In order for us to go anywhere we have to play good team def...
GREG PAGE We need to be consistent offensively and defensively. It's all about execution at this point. It's a...
BRANDON STOCKTON All you can ask is that the kids play hard and play a good defensive game. The defense played well e...
CHRIS GARVIN It was just a game where we didn't make shots. When you don't make shots regardless of what the defe...
LOUIS ORR We just weren't ourselves today. Even though our shots were off, we didn't play the defense we neede...
KOJO MENSAH I thought the first half defense was very good. I wish we could have scored some points there to get...
KRIS KLEEMAN We just didn't play defense consistently. We started shooting well when we got some stops. They were...
IKE NWAELELE I get that luxury. I'll try to play her straight up and make her take difficult shots. Obviously the...
JENNA RUBINO You have to play defense, because if you don't, you haven't got anything. This is a game where peopl...
DALE POFFENROTH Some nights the shots just don't fall. When that happens you just have to play good defense and kind...
LUKE BABBITT We were able to make some plays down the stretch. We tightened up our defense and offensively we kno...
PAT MILLER We just couldn't make shots. We got good shots and the girls played hard. We played good defense and...
CHAD OLSON It's kind of a reality check. Not that's it's ever a good thing. But it shows us that we are beatabl...
ELLIE RADKE When we get cold (today), we've just got to strap up. We've got to play defense as hard as we can un...
CLIFF HAMMONDS They would make big shots after we would play great defense for 34 seconds. That's just hard for us ...
BEN VOOGD We really struggled scoring. We missed shots we normally make. We just didn't play as well as we hav...
DOUG TOLIN We had a lot of great shots, but you've got to make some. You also have to get back on defense, so i...
GREGG POPOVICH We really played well, but I think we can play better. We shot well, hitting 58 percent of our shots...
GARRY GREWE He just hasn't had a chance to play much. We all have confidence that he'll make shots if he gets th...
BILLY GILLESPIE They're obviously a tough team. They won their conference We just have to go in there, play our best...
ANDY WINDSOR Going to the free throw line ? that's money for her. We were going to play her up and make her make ...
BRIANN JANUARY From watching film, they're basically going to play a 2-3 zone (on defense). We have to get in the g...
JASON FORTE We will have to vigorously play defense,
CHRIS VANCE We have no bats and no arms that will overpower teams, so we need to play smart baseball and not mak...
GARY MINER We need to play [Gladden] more [intensely] and make her work a lot more for her shots. We're going t...
CURTIS LOYD In the second half, our shots started to fall, but the good thing was we found out we could play man...
TOM HANK We need to push the tempo, get it inside, play hard on defense, and do what coach asks us to do. We ...
EARL CALLOWAY We didn't play as good on defense as we wanted. But sometimes we were just right in their face and t...
JAJUAN SMITH We have to be really consistent and do the fundamental things well, like play good defense, rebound ...
CHARLES PATTILLO We were getting good shots, and everybody was making shots. But what we needed were more rebounds an...
JAMEL CARPENTER I'm not sure where we belong [in the national rankings] and I honestly mean that, but I want to make...
KARL HOBBS Anytime you shoot as poorly as we did in the first half, you have to step up and play defense while ...
CHAD JACKSON We had some good looks, but we just didn't make shots. We have a lot of game remaining on the schedu...
DEE ROMINE We have somehow found a way to win most close games. I think that's what we've got to continue to do...
HARRY MASCH Sometimes we gamble a little bit too much on defense. Sometimes it pays off. Sometimes it hurts our ...
DOMINIC CRAYTON We stressed to Chris all week to play good defense and rebound for us because we weren't going to ha...
HEATH THOMAS Every team is beatable. They're very good, but every team is beatable.
DARRELL GRAVATT We didn't make shots. I didn't make shots. We didn't make shots as a team. We missed them and they m...
CASEY LONG In the second half, we played better defense. And the defense started the offense. In order for us t...
COURTNEY HARRIS We just told the girls to play hard tonight. What ever happens, happens. We stressed fundamentals, l...
EDDIE DOMINGUEZ I credit their defense, but I should make those shots. Good players make those shots. I'm very disap...
AARON BRUCE That big run put us where we needed to be. We played good defense and the press really got to Mounta...
ALAN BARTON If you rebound and play defense, that will win you a lot more games than shooting well. We haven't s...
BRUCE THOMAS I called a time out when we were down 19. I said it's time to play with confidence; it's time to mak...
JOE SIGRIST We've heard a couple things about how they hit the boards and play defense. But we hit the boards an...
JUSTIN REYNOLDS Trimble County is a team we can play with. If we play hard, get after them and make some shots, we c...
ED MCKINNEY We definitely have the personnel to play defense. We're athletic. We have a quick team. I think it g...
CEDRIC BOZEMAN It's good for us to play a game like this. It makes us think: We're still good, but we're beatable.
LIZ FLOOKS We took some shots we shouldn't have taken. It wasn't good shot management. We just didn't play very...
GREG ROBINSON We have to support each other out there and play good team defense.
BILL ALEXANDER Our strength is our defense. We try to pride ourselves on defense because we feel that when we execu...
BARRY GEBHART Your offense, you can't really control from day to day. You can't control it if your shots aren't fa...
CARLA THOMAS Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective w...
KRISTAPS PORZINGIS I wish we could have made our shots early. But our defense early was the difference. Our defense won...
DOUG APLIN Tecumseh is beatable. We just have to come out and wrestle well. We've never had a state-qualifying ...
TIM BUSEN They play good defense and do a good job of defending what we want to do. Granted, we had open shots...
ADAM LUCHTERHAND![]()
We have a long ways to go. We didn't play any defense. Again, it's no gray area with us. If we don't...
JASON KIDD We didn't make shots. I didn't make shots.
ANDREW HELMER We just tried to come out and play team defense. Smart defense.
BOO DAVIS You've got to make the shots, and we had some breakdowns on defense. We can compete with good teams,...
JAY CARLIN We play a style where we pack it in and counterattack. Our defense did a good job. Brockton had a lo...
JOE GILL We usually shoot the ball better than we shot tonight. We normally make those (shots). When you play...
ANDRE NOBLE We just have to go out and play like a team. Defense wins championships.
ELLIS BERRY The key for us is to play good defense. When we do that, everything else takes care of itself. When ...
EDDIE CARTER Guys have to come through. Those are great shots. Those are shots that we want. Anytime you get into...
BRIAN CLODI Our whole focus was to wear him down and make him play defense. We wanted to make him work for every...
JEFF CAVALLO theyre missing whole streets.
SAM WRIGHT We had the shots, we just missed a lot of shots. It's hard to believe we played good defense and we ...
JAMIE ROLLINS I think he needs me to make shots and things like that. And I know I?m going to knock down shots, bu...
MARSCILLA PACKER We missed a bunch of shots early in the game. A lot of that was because of their defense. They have ...
MATT BERGER We knew we had to play defense, get three and out, and play big.
KYLE HERNDON Coach calls it blue-collar defense. We can't outscore other teams. That's not how we play. We have t...
AUSTIN BROOKS We were flat early in the game, taking bad shots and loose defense.
GARY BLATE We didn't make shots, and we didn't make free throws. That was the key. To win championships you hav...
DENISE TAYLOR We got to see (Josh) Smith and the Mosier kid for Saturday, and they are both beatable.
DENNY SCHWARTZ We didn't hustle tonight. We didn't play our game. We basically let one dude (Carter) beat us. And w...
CUTTINO MOBLEY We have a right to life, not on it.
DANIEL MELGAçO (McGrady) played super hard today. He just doesn't make (shots) at home like he makes on the road. I...
JEFF VAN GUNDY I think if we have a shot to be great, it is on defense. If we play great defense, we have a chance ...
DAVE BUCHANAN They're too athletic for us to play them man. You have to hope they don't keep hitting those shots. ...
DANIEL JENKINS We didn't make routine plays. We played good offensively, (but) we didn't play good defense behind o...
GREG WATKINS Our defense has been great. But we need to score more goals. We have to put more shots into the back...
DON TRENTHAM Our defense stepped up in the third quarter, and Missy hitting those two shots were just huge. It ga...
ERIN AITKEN
JAMAR NUTTER Yes, the game in Chapel Hill was a motivating factor. We remembered what happened nine days ago.
LAURIS MIKALAUSKAS I'm sure everybody's thinking about it, but we have to try and concentrate on the next game. We have...
LAURIS MIKALAUSKAS I think we did it to ourselves. We were kind of sleepwalking and took quick shots. We didn't make th...
DAVE PETTIT We have to play to our potential, play the game at our pace, go to the boards, follow our shots and ...
JANISE BASS We couldn't make any shots. You have to give credit to their defense for our shooting percentages.
BOB LINDSAY Rankings and polls and seeds and all that stuff, in the midst of a game, they don't count. You have ...
JIM CALHOUN We just need to execute better, play defense and get the shots to fall and we'll be alright.
ETHAN DSCHAAK We knew what they want to do and how good they are off the dribble. They make tough shots and, when ...
JAMIE DIXON We hit some shots early which was key. That made (Washington) come out and play defense.
PETE WILSON Defense is all about hard work. Defense is something we stress. We want to make them work hard to ge...
KEVIN ESTES First of all, we like to play defense. And we practice it every day. We don't want the other team to...
ASHLEY LANGEN (Jefferson) made that run at us and we just wanted to make some shots. We got some shots and some la...
DOUG APLIN Great teams find ways to win. When the shots don't fall, you have to play defense. We held them to t...
FRANK LOMBARDO We tightened up the defense. And they kind of helped some, because they changed some shots and they ...
LAVERNE KNOX It's pretty nice when you play defense and get some rebounds. Our defense keyed the offense and we m...
HARRY LADUE You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on d...
GREGG POPOVICH I thought well played well offensively. In order for us to go anywhere we have to play good team def...
GREG PAGE We need to be consistent offensively and defensively. It's all about execution at this point. It's a...
BRANDON STOCKTON All you can ask is that the kids play hard and play a good defensive game. The defense played well e...
CHRIS GARVIN It was just a game where we didn't make shots. When you don't make shots regardless of what the defe...
LOUIS ORR We just weren't ourselves today. Even though our shots were off, we didn't play the defense we neede...
KOJO MENSAH I thought the first half defense was very good. I wish we could have scored some points there to get...
KRIS KLEEMAN We just didn't play defense consistently. We started shooting well when we got some stops. They were...
IKE NWAELELE I get that luxury. I'll try to play her straight up and make her take difficult shots. Obviously the...
JENNA RUBINO You have to play defense, because if you don't, you haven't got anything. This is a game where peopl...
DALE POFFENROTH Some nights the shots just don't fall. When that happens you just have to play good defense and kind...
LUKE BABBITT We were able to make some plays down the stretch. We tightened up our defense and offensively we kno...
PAT MILLER We just couldn't make shots. We got good shots and the girls played hard. We played good defense and...
CHAD OLSON It's kind of a reality check. Not that's it's ever a good thing. But it shows us that we are beatabl...
ELLIE RADKE When we get cold (today), we've just got to strap up. We've got to play defense as hard as we can un...
CLIFF HAMMONDS They would make big shots after we would play great defense for 34 seconds. That's just hard for us ...
BEN VOOGD We really struggled scoring. We missed shots we normally make. We just didn't play as well as we hav...
DOUG TOLIN We had a lot of great shots, but you've got to make some. You also have to get back on defense, so i...
GREGG POPOVICH We really played well, but I think we can play better. We shot well, hitting 58 percent of our shots...
GARRY GREWE He just hasn't had a chance to play much. We all have confidence that he'll make shots if he gets th...
BILLY GILLESPIE They're obviously a tough team. They won their conference We just have to go in there, play our best...
ANDY WINDSOR Going to the free throw line ? that's money for her. We were going to play her up and make her make ...
BRIANN JANUARY From watching film, they're basically going to play a 2-3 zone (on defense). We have to get in the g...
JASON FORTE We will have to vigorously play defense,
CHRIS VANCE We have no bats and no arms that will overpower teams, so we need to play smart baseball and not mak...
GARY MINER We need to play [Gladden] more [intensely] and make her work a lot more for her shots. We're going t...
CURTIS LOYD In the second half, our shots started to fall, but the good thing was we found out we could play man...
TOM HANK We need to push the tempo, get it inside, play hard on defense, and do what coach asks us to do. We ...
EARL CALLOWAY We didn't play as good on defense as we wanted. But sometimes we were just right in their face and t...
JAJUAN SMITH We have to be really consistent and do the fundamental things well, like play good defense, rebound ...
CHARLES PATTILLO We were getting good shots, and everybody was making shots. But what we needed were more rebounds an...
JAMEL CARPENTER I'm not sure where we belong [in the national rankings] and I honestly mean that, but I want to make...
KARL HOBBS Anytime you shoot as poorly as we did in the first half, you have to step up and play defense while ...
CHAD JACKSON We had some good looks, but we just didn't make shots. We have a lot of game remaining on the schedu...
DEE ROMINE We have somehow found a way to win most close games. I think that's what we've got to continue to do...
HARRY MASCH Sometimes we gamble a little bit too much on defense. Sometimes it pays off. Sometimes it hurts our ...
DOMINIC CRAYTON We stressed to Chris all week to play good defense and rebound for us because we weren't going to ha...
HEATH THOMAS Every team is beatable. They're very good, but every team is beatable.
DARRELL GRAVATT We didn't make shots. I didn't make shots. We didn't make shots as a team. We missed them and they m...
CASEY LONG In the second half, we played better defense. And the defense started the offense. In order for us t...
COURTNEY HARRIS We just told the girls to play hard tonight. What ever happens, happens. We stressed fundamentals, l...
EDDIE DOMINGUEZ I credit their defense, but I should make those shots. Good players make those shots. I'm very disap...
AARON BRUCE That big run put us where we needed to be. We played good defense and the press really got to Mounta...
ALAN BARTON If you rebound and play defense, that will win you a lot more games than shooting well. We haven't s...
BRUCE THOMAS I called a time out when we were down 19. I said it's time to play with confidence; it's time to mak...
JOE SIGRIST We've heard a couple things about how they hit the boards and play defense. But we hit the boards an...
JUSTIN REYNOLDS Trimble County is a team we can play with. If we play hard, get after them and make some shots, we c...
ED MCKINNEY We definitely have the personnel to play defense. We're athletic. We have a quick team. I think it g...
CEDRIC BOZEMAN It's good for us to play a game like this. It makes us think: We're still good, but we're beatable.
LIZ FLOOKS We took some shots we shouldn't have taken. It wasn't good shot management. We just didn't play very...
GREG ROBINSON We have to support each other out there and play good team defense.
BILL ALEXANDER Our strength is our defense. We try to pride ourselves on defense because we feel that when we execu...
BARRY GEBHART Your offense, you can't really control from day to day. You can't control it if your shots aren't fa...
CARLA THOMAS Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective w...
KRISTAPS PORZINGIS I wish we could have made our shots early. But our defense early was the difference. Our defense won...
DOUG APLIN Tecumseh is beatable. We just have to come out and wrestle well. We've never had a state-qualifying ...
TIM BUSEN They play good defense and do a good job of defending what we want to do. Granted, we had open shots...
ADAM LUCHTERHAND
We have a long ways to go. We didn't play any defense. Again, it's no gray area with us. If we don't... JASON KIDD We didn't make shots. I didn't make shots.
ANDREW HELMER We just tried to come out and play team defense. Smart defense.
BOO DAVIS You've got to make the shots, and we had some breakdowns on defense. We can compete with good teams,...
JAY CARLIN We play a style where we pack it in and counterattack. Our defense did a good job. Brockton had a lo...
JOE GILL We usually shoot the ball better than we shot tonight. We normally make those (shots). When you play...
ANDRE NOBLE We just have to go out and play like a team. Defense wins championships.
ELLIS BERRY The key for us is to play good defense. When we do that, everything else takes care of itself. When ...
EDDIE CARTER Guys have to come through. Those are great shots. Those are shots that we want. Anytime you get into...
BRIAN CLODI Our whole focus was to wear him down and make him play defense. We wanted to make him work for every...
JEFF CAVALLO theyre missing whole streets.
SAM WRIGHT We had the shots, we just missed a lot of shots. It's hard to believe we played good defense and we ...
JAMIE ROLLINS I think he needs me to make shots and things like that. And I know I?m going to knock down shots, bu...
MARSCILLA PACKER We missed a bunch of shots early in the game. A lot of that was because of their defense. They have ...
MATT BERGER We knew we had to play defense, get three and out, and play big.
KYLE HERNDON Coach calls it blue-collar defense. We can't outscore other teams. That's not how we play. We have t...
AUSTIN BROOKS We were flat early in the game, taking bad shots and loose defense.
GARY BLATE We didn't make shots, and we didn't make free throws. That was the key. To win championships you hav...
DENISE TAYLOR We got to see (Josh) Smith and the Mosier kid for Saturday, and they are both beatable.
DENNY SCHWARTZ We didn't hustle tonight. We didn't play our game. We basically let one dude (Carter) beat us. And w...
CUTTINO MOBLEY We have a right to life, not on it.
DANIEL MELGAçO (McGrady) played super hard today. He just doesn't make (shots) at home like he makes on the road. I...
JEFF VAN GUNDY I think if we have a shot to be great, it is on defense. If we play great defense, we have a chance ...
DAVE BUCHANAN They're too athletic for us to play them man. You have to hope they don't keep hitting those shots. ...
DANIEL JENKINS We didn't make routine plays. We played good offensively, (but) we didn't play good defense behind o...
GREG WATKINS Our defense has been great. But we need to score more goals. We have to put more shots into the back...
DON TRENTHAM Our defense stepped up in the third quarter, and Missy hitting those two shots were just huge. It ga...
ERIN AITKEN
