I don't think a lot of people understand our defensive intensity. It's something you can't watch. It seems like we're playing normal defense, but we're not. We're always rotating, helping out and contesting every shot.
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Related It was almost like we were playing not to lose. In the second half we were more patient offensively ... JOE CARRINGTON We were playing good defense and we were running our offense okay but we had to pick it up. We kept ... CATHERINE BOVE I think a lot of people thought all our matches would be very low-scoring, very defensive. Everybody... BILLY CHAMBERLAIN Every shot was contested, you know? There were very few open looks. Florida did a great job of conte... ALLAN RAY They didn't know what we could bring to the table, especially on defense. That defensive intensity �... DARREN COLLISON I think we did pretty good. Our defensive intensity was great at the start of the first half. We jus... CAMILLE LITTLE Everyone else was trying hard, but they weren't rotating, weren't playing as a team. It was like the... LESLIE VERSLUES It was like we took a shot to the stomach. We were so high, we were playing so well. I think that re... KIRBY DEAN We were playing defense a lot in those two losses. Our defense has sharpened up, our slides are alwa... ALEX WILLIAMS They were always playing catch-up. I think playing catch-up the whole game, it takes something out o... GREGG HOSTETLER It was a well-played basketball game: they did some nice things with the ball but I didn't think our... MIKE WOOD I thought our defense was starting to figure them out. We like to play fast, but I thought we were p... ED ORTEGO I don't know where we were defensively. I don't think we've given up 75 points to anyone all year. I... CARI STRANGE I think we came out with real intensity in the first period. They were prepared and they didn't worr... JEFF PERREAULT I think it was a lost opportunity for us. We shot very poorly and it wasn't necessarily because they... DAN PICHA I don't know who those people were in the first half wearing our uniforms. I guess when you're out o... DEBRA PEGRAM We came out and kind of set the tone right away. We left them know that it was our game but our defe... MEGAN GEPHART Playing catch up with a team like New Britain is very difficult. You?re using a lot of energy ..but ... BOB LASBURY We played a great defensive game. We played with a lot of intensity and a lot of effort. These guys ... DENTON FOX Well, we were already playing tough, but I think they played like they were capable of playing. THERESA ADAMS We started out slow with our defensive pressure, but we were creating a lot of turnovers, and we shu... MARVIN AVERY We were trapping and rotating, but sometimes we were a hair slow. CASEY DURHAM We got whipped. We were not active, alert, intense like we have been throughout the playoffs. Our de... JOHN WHISENANT Before we were playing defense, but it wasn't good defense. We're playing together as a team. CHERLANDA FRANKLIN I think a lot of it was our shooting. (Boise State) played good defense, but we were just off. We ju... AMY SANDERS I think we were playing scared to lose. It was not our effort, but that we were worried to fall behi... KYLE BRODZIAK There are lot of people there who aren't just [not] in their houses, they are in a different state. ... MIKE LOWELL We didn't do a very good job on Walls to start the game and he got comfortable. When that happens, g... BRYNJAR BRYNJARSSON The girls came out with real good defensive intensity. Overall we were very pleased with the girls' ... DAVID PAGAN A lot of environmentalists we dealt with were kooks. They were not well educated; they were opiniona... JIM GRIFFITHS I'm not a big AA guy, but I'll go every once in a while. They do tell you that going out and... JASON ISBELL Our hearts were racing as we stood there watching Jimmy at the line, but we knew he could do it beca... JASON FERRELL They were just rotating the ball fast. They found a wide-open man and they were knocking down a lot ... DUSTIN SALISBERY I thought both teams did a great job on defense. You look at the score and you would think both team... ANDREW STORMS Our defense all of a sudden got really good. I didn't think we were playing bad defense before that,... DAVE BOOTS You limit a team to one shot on goal, that's a great defensive effort. I just think everybody is pla... DON TRENTHAM I think a lot of our pitchers settled in this weekend. We threw a lot of strikes and hit where we we... JAMES VILADE We came out with good intensity, but could not seem to get goals out of good possessions. Our defens... CINDY TIMCHAL I thought our kids played a real good defensive game. Most of our points were set up by our man-to-m... BILLY PEE I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus. It took a while for people to understan... JACK KILBY Smells Like Teen Spirit. Well, it was a phenomenon. I think a lot of it was timing as what was going... KRIST NOVOSELIC I don’t get you people. You watch the Godfather on television and tons of people are getting shot ... MARIO STINGER We like to match up and disguise our zones. We wanted them to become a perimeter team and give them ... DON BYRON We were pretty angry at England for a few years but now they're playing well we like them a lot more... ROD PHILLIPS Their defense was great. They gave us one shot and we were done. We were not patient enough. ETHAN ROE They were a bigger, faster, stronger, team than we were. We bent, but we never broke and gave a lot ... JIM SEGAR They were out of their minds tonight. They were clicking on all cylinders. They have the eighth and ... DICK DIENER We got into foul trouble and didn't play our normal defense. We were a step slow and they took advan... MIKE ALBRING I always think, look at how people were before they were pregnant. If you were a toned, healthy, ene... HEIDI KLUM I think they thought they were playing hard, but there's more ---- a lot more. A lot more. LARRY HOFF It was a solid showing. There were a lot of people helping to make this happen. LINDA BONADIES We were dumping it out today. Our outside halves gave us more effort than they have been and I was p... DOUG KILBY You can look at just about everybody in our lineup and we were all guilty of not playing a strong ga... MARC CRAWFORD One thing that kept us afloat and kept our sanity was the way we were pitching and playing defense, ... MIKE SCIOSCIA I was really proud of our intensity on the defensive end. We talked about three things: playing with... LESLI PRIEBE I felt like our defense gave up a lot of yards, but made some big plays and got the ball back for us... JACK ZILLA It was very difficult. I knew I had to box out every shot and rebound, but they were just really big... ASHLEY CAIAFA We were expecting it to be a closer game than what it was. But when you get in passing lanes like we... DUSTIN BAINTER At this level, if you can throw strikes consistently you're going to get people out. And we're playi... GARY MINER We played great character football in the second half. We had some kids, who are not starters (and) ... DOUG KAY Our first computers were born not out of greed or ego, but in the revolutionary spirit of helping co... STEVE WOZNIAK These were tragic deaths. I think that people don't understand that we, on the defense, felt that ve... JOHNNIE COCHRAN They were really outgoing kids. They were real fun, always had a smile on their faces. Normal teenag... BEN JACKSON I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She... LI NA I think it was our defense that was the key for us tonight. We pressed all night and were able to cr... JUSTIN ROPER We have great pitching depth. Our pitchers have gotten a lot of positive experiences. I wish we were... DAVE FARR He's a good player, but the guys on defense were all out of position. They all want to play like it'... ERNEST VOGT We were really ripe. You look at our stats, and they aren't much different. The difference was our d... MIKE TURNER It's a situation where Hartford obviously is the top team in our conference and they came out with a... ANN MCINERNEY Any time you shut out a Catholic League opponent, particularly a team like Rice, you're calling a gr... FRANK LENTI It seems like every time we have a chance to blow people out we miss a couple of easy shots. Our def... DAVID PADGETT We were playing passive. We were not attacking the basket at all. And we talked about playing good m... CARL SERRANI I think our kids felt like they weren't getting a lot of respect. But they showed a lot of character... DAVID RICHMOND I think that it is important for people to know that women who were involved with Christ were not ju... DIANNE BROWN It's that Prairie tradition and all. They came out knowing they were going to win. I don't think we ... KRISTI KINGMA It was an idea, I thought, that could almost be written as a helping tool. People seemed to like the... FLORENCE SEIDELMAN the thing is you can get used to anything you think you cant you want to die but you dont you cant y... ELIZABETH SCOTT Our intensity level was up. We've been waiting four years for this night. We were wanting to kill wh... JAMI SAFRIT We shot terrible and they played really well. They're playing now like we were a couple of weeks ago... DON MAESTRI I want people to know that blood tests alone won't always detect thyroid disease. My blood panel... KIM ALEXIS Our defense did a great job, but you can't defend a three-pointer. To lose our lead was disappointin... DOMINICK RADOGNA People who think they're out of this world always make you wish they were. UNKNOWN I totally miss all that stuff. Touring in a van, playing small shows — those end up being the cool... PETE WENTZ We played much better. We had some moments where we were shaky but we were much improved. We got con... RANDY DAGOSTINO I think we have lost a little bit of our identity. We were so strong defensively earlier in the seas... BRAD UNDERWOOD If it had worked, out, I truly believe it could've been a powerhouse. We're trying to build somethin... ANDY CERCO What a good offensive performance and a very poor defensive performance. I thought we were really ki... DALE LAYER We were a step behind on defense and it seemed like they were a step ahead on defense. BETH DUNKENBERGER There were a lot of choices to make and I always picked artist. I never once picked doctor, lawyer, ... MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN There were a lot of people out in the stores this past weekend, and from the looks of things, it see... ELLEN TOLLEY Losing wears on you. We'd come into every game thinking, 'OK, this is the one.' One or two bad thing... ASHLEY RUTLEDGE To our surprise, three of the people that were PIB-positive and had low A-beta 42 levels were clinic... ANNE FAGAN NIVEN [We were] not playing with the same intensity that I'd like us to. We scored that first goal and the... CHAR MORETT I always think of that bunker shot on the 10th. Sure. It was the tee shot I wanted to forget, and a ... CHARLES HOWELL III It just happened., ... People were everywhere looking for a place to stay and somehow, they found us... LISA WILSON We were up one so I told them to not act like we were down, but that we had to match (La Salle's) in... MARK SAUSVILLE There were a couple of really special plays where if you were on defense you saw (defensive coach Ro... BRETT BUCKTOOTH You look back at the '95 season, and a lot of those guys were getting mega minutes. Michael Jord... SCOTTIE PIPPEN We came out with great defensive intensity. That's the one thing that's been haunting us, not playin... GREG GOODWIN We got so much people that's helping us out and doing a lot of things. I thought nobody will give a ... JOSEPH WILLIAMS
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They knew how to handle every double-team, they passed out of it great and then they made open shots... ARRON AFFLALO We have different personnel than the '95 team. We have tough, tough guys who are willing to do whate... ARRON AFFLALO We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be right... ARRON AFFLALO (Guarding Morrison) isn't something you ask for. It's a job, whether it's Adam Morrison or whoever t... ARRON AFFLALO I definitely feel a bond with Jordan. Him being from L.A., I got plenty of opportunities to see him ... ARRON AFFLALO This is the second game in a row we came out turning the ball over. The pressure is probably what ca... ARRON AFFLALO I knew all along this team could be at the top and remain at the top, because we definitely have the... ARRON AFFLALO He does all the little things  taking charges, defending tough guy... ARRON AFFLALO This is a good opportunity to see how I can compete against NBA players. 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That just goes to show you ... all you need is one poor swing und... ARRON OBERHOLSER When I was younger, I took big leaps physically and technique-wise in my game to get better and I wa... ARRON OBERHOLSER I was a deer in the headlights two years ago. I couldn't find any rhythm at all. I was too busy payi... ARRON OBERHOLSER I knew I wasn't mentally ready to compete at the highest level when I was in my mid-20s. I'm only 30... ARRON OBERHOLSER Is the length intimidating? Well, when you're playing with Phil [Mickelson] like I was yesterday and... ARRON OBERHOLSER That would be pretty cool if I have a chance to play there. ARRON OBERHOLSER Now I want to win on the PGA Tour, and I think I can contend in a major, too, if I stay healthy. My ... ARRON OBERHOLSER It was going to happen. The fact that my first (PGA Tour win) happened this week, at this tournament... ARRON OBERHOLSER The race went well but the start was difficult. The gun isn't loud enough. 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