We're finally starting to get our offense in sync. We haven't been pitching well, and now we lose a handful of key guys when we really can't afford to. So now we're forced to throw some of the guys who really struggled back into the ring of fire.
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Related We got a slow start because of injuries and a couple of guys were ineligible. But right before Chris... HANK HARGRAVES We're finally just starting to execute on offense. The guys now know when to shoot and when not to. GREG SOLIZ We were very tempted. A lot of the guys we had up there gone before we were able to pick them. When ... SCOTT LINEHAN We are struggling right now. They were key players in our defense as well as our offense, so hopeful... ED JARVIS This team's resilient, ... We don't quit. Guys in here have battled back from injuries, the pitching... GARY SHEFFIELD I think the key to today's win really falls to Glen Simon . He kept us in the game until we could ge... BRIAN CLEARY We haven't really stretched him yet. We scored some runs in the fifth inning, and I wanted to get so... DENNIS BRAUN I was pleased with the job we did in game two. I felt like we really found our rhythm, and the guys ... JOEL WALTON We can't afford to lose guys now for something stupid. RAY KING Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD In the first half, we struggled to find our rhythm. We were just out of sync. STEVE BOX We were really happy. Overall we saw a lot of improvement. Everybody really fought. Our opponents re... LEONARD SHULL This was our first step on our road to state. A lot of guys had a real good start. We have some guys... DAVE SANCHEZ We always felt that pitching was the most important aspect of the game and we caught ourselves at ti... VIN ABENE I thought (the sectional) went really well. We were close to sending seven of our guys to district. AARON SCHREIN We had some good pitching and the guys hit the ball really well. We got some other guys some playing... MARK LARSEN We had a bunch of guys out there who weren't really sure what they were doing (last season). We've g... GRANT WISTROM Potentially, yes, because we have so many young stallions. And now we have some guys who can teach t... MIKE TICE When we got behind, the sideline was great. There were guys on offense who talked about how we'll co... BOBBY PETRINO He really struggled with his shot. He had to hustle to get second chances and that is what all of ou... DUSTIN GIST See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be E. LOCKHART How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL We don't really have a star on defense or anybody who really stands out. We're a bunch of guys who p... KYLE COULING I am really proud of our guys and the way we were able to get through the second half. Once we lost ... GREG WALCAVICH When there were unlimited scholarships, we were able to pick and choose and take more of the elite g... DAVID MCWILLIAMS We shot a really good team score of 148. I thought all of our guys played well. Five out of our six ... MARK SHRADER Our offense hasn't been in sync for about a month now. It looks like were afraid to takes shots and ... TIM EHRESMAN It was really tough for us to get into our offense, to really get into any kind of rhythm. We were t... JEFF LOSCH Right now we are still struggling to find a lineup. We are trying to get some guys who can play well... DAN RICHARDSON I'm really excited. A lot of our older players were here. I felt like the old guys were back and we ... TOM IZZO The key for us right now is probably the weather. We just need to get out and play. Some of the youn... BRUCE HENNING The defense was the key tonight and our offense was our offense of old. Because we scored early, I w... KIRK SAARLOOS The guys were really excited. We just tried to change it up and grab momentum and we did. We are rea... BENJI SONNICHSEN We have a good group of guys that when they get rolling, they can really swing it. It is a core of s... DAN MEDINA Other teams were starting to close the gap so we got those big two points. Now the guys are going ov... DANY HEATLEY We had a lot of guys out today, and we had other guys who stepped in straight away and did really, r... BOBBY CONVEY With the guys we have coming back, we're looking for them to be better hitters. Some of these guys h... CHARLIE LEMBERGER We wanted to get some pitchers some work and FAMU really took advantage when we made some mistakes w... JOANNE GRAF We're just trying to get it to another level. We've been working a lot on defense, playing a lot of ... JOE GAITHER It was a good way to kick off our spring break with a win over Idaho today. The guys played well and... GRAEME COX This is when we need it right now, both physically and mentally. We have a lot of guys who really ne... EUGENE WILSON Tonight, we passed the ball really well. Our passing and digging allowed us to really get into our o... CARL BONE We lost some guys to discipline and ineligibility but the guys we were counting on to come back came... GREGG PATNER We had tried to scale back our offense and just keep things really simple, but we were so thin. GREG BROCHETTI It's just a matter of our guys going back and watching film and regrouping, ... It's just about clea... DANA WALKER Good placement. The key is we were able to get some guys on base and the guys coming up behind them ... KEN GRIFFEY JR. Yeah, I'd say we were on a tear there. We have a lot of good guys at those weights, so that really h... GREGG NURRENBERN We were struggling before and right now we're better defensively. If you look at our team, we don't ... MAREK SVATOS Some of our guys needed to win a couple of matches. Some guys who were fifth could have been third. HENRY AGALLAR That was a hard fought point for our guys. Our guys really battled, especially in the third period. ... MIKE SULLIVAN The competition was excellent and we were very happy to get into (the tournament). We are group A so... KARLE BYRD I think the early bullpen injuries really threw us out of sync, ... We had some issues in the starti... GARY MATTHEWS For one just by design today we didn't get excited with our formations and movement so we were prett... JEFF WALLACE I like to think we are getting better ? and we need to. We are starting to get back. Our quarterback... BILL COWHER Were in such a state now, with our infrastructure so vulnerable, that we cant take a hit of any orde... WALTER MAESTRI Our guys are competing now, but we just need to get over the hump. We still need to play a bit clean... RICH ANDERSON We came out on fire. They packed it into a zone and we finally were able to hit our shots. This was ... RANDY APPLING He was unbelievable. He's pitching great. Now he's starting to get comfortable and get into the flow... GERALD LAIRD We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense... CARSON PALMER We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense... CARSON PALMER Yeah we haven't played well for the last few years, but we've been in a development role with gettin... DARREN LEHMANN They stayed with us for awhile. But we really began to get our offense going late in the second and ... JACK NELSON We've played some good teams and some teams that weren't as good, and he's hit well against them all... DAN OLIVER We pressured the ball, we got into the passing lanes and we forced everything to the baseline. We we... RICHARD HAMILTON We had confidence in the offense and knew they'd play better in the second half. The main thing we w... ERNIE SIMS Studios were just run differently. There really was a head of a studio. There were people who loved ... SHARON GLESS I grew up around Bison basketball, and I remember how exciting it was back in the day when we were r... CHAUNCEY STACY Suits have really become the new sportswear. The first ones to go back to the suit were older guys, ... JOHN JONES We did what we had to do. We had our guys really blocking, the guys up front really came off the bal... DENTON FOX We struggled to get into our offense a little bit. BOB MARQUARDT Are shadows a shadowy reflection of the soul or is it a reflection of who we really are, or possibly... GARY F EVANS... Our guys get tired of hearing they always finish second, ... We've achieved a lot, and we've got rea... FRANK RUSSO We played some of the best defense we've played all year in the second half. (North Medford) really ... BOB FEASEL It's nice to get a reward, seeing your team like we have been seeing here. They have been playing pr... MICHEL THERRIEN They just started fouling at the end and in the past we've really struggled from the free-throw line... FAEZA BOUDERRA I don't think it was anything Stewart or David did, ... We just got off to a hot start and from ther... MIKE WEIR Our pressure defense really started to work. We didn't let Morgan settle into their offense and when... DENIS FREEMAN You can't make mistakes on them and we made some mistakes. (The Pistons) were desperate. We didn't h... CUTTINO MOBLEY We were really focused tonight. We're playing to our strengths right now, which is pressure defense ... CHAD RIESSEN We were really focused tonight. We're playing to our strengths right now, which is pressure defense ... CHAD VAN RIESSEN We were hoping to get the team right after this tournament. We were hoping some guys would play good... JIM BROWN Our offense was in sync in the second quarter. We were passing the ball well and moving it down the ... VANCE COOKSEY We played well against a good team. We were missing some of our bigger players, so we struggled on t... DEKE ROUTHEAUX A lot of guys were really sharing the ball. You've just got to keep your eyes open when you're drivi... GAVIN GRANT We can't make it the rest of the season with five guys. We were able to get by with a couple of game... FRAN MCCAFFERY We always get a lot of guys on the football team, so this definitely hurt us in the spring, ... We h... BRIAN DUFFY These are the guys that make a difference when we're making our run for the CCS title. These guys ar... ARMANDO GONZALEZ If the guys around him are swinging the bat well, he's naturally going to get better pitches to hit.... HAL MCRAE Our heart and our fight changed. We were down that whole game. The defense decided we weren't going ... CALVIN LOWRY We've got a great group of guys and we were glad to get some work in. The boys played well and we're... KAREN GRIFFITH They (Warren) were starting to pick our man-to-man defense apart, and I thought we were able to get ... GORDIE KERKMAN The moves they made in the off-season, those are key ingredients to a winning record. I think guys a... GARY BAXTER They're definitely playing well together. But I have to hand it to Cambridge. They really stepped it... JOHN MEEHAN We lost a lot of key guys but we've got to look forward. Those guys are gone and now we're the futur... ANTONIO SMITH What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER I knew we were talented but this team is turning into something really special. I think with each ga... DAVE SYLVESTER That team (Green Bay) was a little bit more of a star team. We had more than a couple guys that were... MIKE HOLMGREN The morale and the camaraderie that we had for one another earlier in the year is starting to come u... BILL RUSSELL Our offense wasn't really in sync tonight. We had some good looks and we didn't put the ball down. D... CURT DE HAAN Now we have a whole bunch of committed players, where before we had too many dissident guys who just... BOB HILL
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