More importantly than putting together a string of victories is being able to play consistently on both ends of the floor. Tonight was the first step toward blending good defense and good offense.
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Related What I was happy with was Justin Brown's defense more than anything else. Sometimes he only plays on... GARY MUNSEN Defensively, we really showed up tonight. We did a great job at both ends of the floor. Our offense ... MIKE DUNLEAVY It was important to score early and play from in front because East is a good team. But defense was ... JAMEL CARPENTER The last time we played them, we got down early and then slowed down on both ends of the floor. But ... FRED FEBACH Gates Chili has been struggling, we've had some bad luck and tonight we put both ends of the field t... DAN MITCHELL The more games you play, the more chance you have of playing a bad game on offense. Your defense can... TOMMY TUBERVILLE It all seems to be coming together at the right time for us. We've been able to play well in back-to... JOE HILLOCK Not fouling is part of good defense. We needed more offense tonight. KEITH RICHARD We were very competitive again tonight, the defense had two goal line stands and the offense put tog... JOE RYAN We expect to run the floor and play good defense, and we weren't doing that in the first half. We be... MARIAH WILLIAMS I think our team embodies the spirit of what Coach is all about, which is teamwork, which is unselfi... BEN HOWLAND We needed to have a good start on both ends of the floor. We wanted to play 94 feet. We didn't want ... GREGG GRINSTEINNER Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Being involved is the first good step toward running for the city council. BARBARA HOPPE The defense was the key tonight and our offense was our offense of old. Because we scored early, I w... KIRK SAARLOOS I was pleased with the effort of both the offense and defense tonight. Both teams played hard all ni... ED MEIERKORT We need to play more consistently and with more confidence. We've shown flashes of being a good team... SCOTT DEMONTE It was fun. . . . BC did a good job of putting the ball in play. The defense was very good behind me... BRYAN HENRY We definitely came ready to play tonight. We were really focused on both ends. We were really flowin... ESSENCE CARSON She's a great player who can really jump and play great defense. She's been working on being more ag... KRISTIN TURK Our defense was outstanding. After being not very good at it last year, (Saturday) night was a good ... JOE MACK We hit in spurts tonight and we were able to string together some hits to get the win. But our pitch... SID WHEATLEY 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're playing hard right, that's the key. And a lot of guys are able to make plays on both ends of t... DAVID HECK I thought we got a lot of good looks on offense. We ran the floor well. We looked opposite and that ... BRIAN BRANDTNER Our defense has been the fuel for our offense all season long. We intended to come out strong and pl... BRENDA ELLIS He's an upgrade for this team. As we've known and learned, everything starts up front; protecting th... KEVIN PORTER We needed some confidence here and hopefully this is a step in the right direction and let's start p... DAN BOYLE Both teams played pretty good defense, but Midland ran their offense better than we ran ours. We're ... DENNIS HELMS This is the first time we definitely got some really good shots on goal, and we were much more offen... BETA CALHOUN We knew we had to press up and play good defense. Good defense turns into good offense. We take prid... ASHLEY ALLEN He made a really good play on the boards to get it to the middle of the ice. His stick is so good, i... BRAD WINCHESTER The key tonight was special teams, we got some big plays on special teams because Graham did a great... GREG MANCE We made good contact. We were aggressive, and we put a bunch of balls in play. We seemed to be able ... RAY OLIVE We handled the pressure. We talked about containing the basketball on defense and not letting them p... TOM HERING This was the first step to putting their relationship back together. LAURA NICHOLS We were working hard on defense, trapping and pressing, and that allowed us to get a lot of fast bre... FRED HOGAN What that means in the greater scheme of things, I'll know more tomorrow. The knee was tolerant. He ... BRIAN SABEAN Our guys did a tremendous job on the defensive end of the floor. We're a team that applies a lot of ... BILLY TAYLOR I've never been able to play defense in my life. I knew that from the first second on the floor, I w... ERIKA ARRIARAN He's a tough kid and a real good player, ... He made a couple of key plays on offense, a couple of k... GARY CAMPBELL We played good defense and were putting the ball in play the first couple of innings. Finally in the... LORI SNELL We both knew each other's offense and defense. It was more of who was going to execute more. CAROLYN KIEGER We have a good mix of seniors, juniors and sophomores. Blending them together was the key, but early... LARRY WAYMAN I had a good game, but I was trying to lead my team to a victory. Even though we came up short, I ha... CEDRIC SIMMONS Jamie played his finest floor game of the year, on offense and defense. BOB LETSCH We're trying to find the right chemistry on the floor. We are struggling a little bit right now. Hig... BOB DELANO I thought our defense triggered our offense. We got into a nice flow when we played good defense and... BRIAN COLBERT My first phone was two tin cans tied together with string, and it worked pretty good. DOLLY PARTON They're both good players and mature kids, and I've never had both of them healthy at the start of t... BOB BLECHER The first half everything was going good. The girls were playing good defense and our offense was th... BRENDA STEFIN For the first five ends, he did a real good job putting pressure on us. Pete did a good job keeping ... BRAD GUSHUE We turned the ball over a lot tonight. This is the first good quality team we have played in about t... KEN KENNEDY I always wanted to play both ends of the floor. I never wanted to be one-dimensional. KAWHI LEONARD I felt good tonight. The first period was like a shooting gallery at both ends. Down the stretch my ... CORY SCHNEIDER Tonight was, in my opinion, dramatically better than what we saw in Florida. In Florida, he battled,... JIM TRACY The guys played good. They really got after it. I thought we took the scouting report to the floor, ... BARRET PEERY Putting two good halves together has been a problem for us all season, and it doesn't help when you ... BOB ROJIK It was more of a confidence-level boost than increasing his ability. He's a good goaltender, but mor... DAVE ESSE They got after it on defense. My hat's off to them. They did a good job. There were a lot of factors... CORY YEOMAN We did not play with any real emotion on defense tonight. Offensively, our line play was very good, ... ERNIE HUGHES She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY He had a good game on offense and defense. It's good that he is proving that he can play at shortsto... DON ENGLISH We did a lot of good things tonight. Our backs ran hard and (junior quarterback) Gavin (Johnston) di... DEAN CAPPEL Aisha Gillis is a sophomore, and I think she is one of the top five guards in the state of Florida. ... GEORGE BUTTS In the second half, we went the other way from where we had been going and Murphy did a good job. Th... BOB LUTZ I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES It's knowing and letting good be good enough, and believing that their good is going to be fine. Whe... BUFFY BAKER We play better defense than we do offense. We try to score off our defense. We concentrate a lot mor... DAVE SCUDDER If you like offensive basketball, it was a good game to watch. I wasn't sure either one of us wanted... JOE KATICH James Jones gives us another long, athletic wing player who has become a very good range shooter. Hi... BRYAN COLANGELO We have a lot of learning to do as far as how not to play. We played pretty good on defense, but as ... FRANK YOUNG Our zone defense was pretty effective tonight - just being able to point their shooters up. And it w... BRAD BJORKGREN Our girls have been able to do a good job of keeping their composure, and showing great poise. It re... LYNN FREDERICK We really just couldn't run the football tonight. Without being able to pound the ball on offense, i... DANNY EMBICK We talk about our offense might slump a bit, but defense never slumps. You have to play defense all ... JAY MELTON I've told my players that good teams make runs all the time. If we want to be a good team, we have t... DEE ROMINE We got some execution on offense for a change, and our defense was good again. MAURICE FREEMAN Tiffany is a good player and she had 14 points in the first half. We finally did what we had to do i... DALE MEIER We're better at this stage of the season than I thought we'd be. We've come together quicker than I ... BOB RAGER Our defense played great. Absolutely great. We have a pretty good defense. Our defensive coaches do ... JOE CASAMENTO I think we're definitely getting close, as far as just executing his game plan -- his style of play ... JUAN DIXON It was a good game to play and we were able to work on several things during the game such as a diff... BECKY CARLSON Today our defense and special teams did a good job of making it easier on the offense. BRAD BUTLER The bottom line is they knocked them down in the fourth quarter when they needed to. We've executed ... DON ALLEN
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