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And another thing, we weren't g... ALBERT YOUNG We wanted to get the ball inside and were successful at doing that. And then later on in the second ... AUDLY WEHNER Our guys were worn out. BILL CARMODY My brother and I, we were both relatively good-looking guys growing up, but we had our awkward stage... DAN FOGLER We always felt that pitching was the most important aspect of the game and we caught ourselves at ti... VIN ABENE My guys didn't come on time to get taped, so the five guys that were here started. It's a discipline... JOHN ARTINGER We noticed that when they put up a shot, only one of their guys was going to the board and the rest ... BRETT MCFARLAND Some of the guys were struggling a little bit out there. But Austin really helped keep us up near th... DICK HECKEL Our team is definitely capable of scoring. Tonight, guys played harder on the defensive end and we w... MARVIN WILLIAMS I was real proud of our guys and their tenacity and staying together after we were down 12. STEVE SHIELDS I think we lost our focus, and one of the things we've been talking about all year is being mentally... AL BROWN I am really proud of our guys and the way we were able to get through the second half. Once we lost ... GREG WALCAVICH Some guys were frustrated, and some guys were down. But definitely the locker room at halftime was m... BOBBY FRASOR It's great. It feels great. Guys were knocking down shots. It wasn't just the passers - the guys had... DEDRICK FINN This was a critical win for us. Our guys were hungry. We were kind of stumbling and bumbling offensi... DENNIS FELTON I thought our guys did a good job tonight, ... I think our guys went out there, offensively, and wer... ERIC WEDGE We just couldn't get our offensive line going. They had some big guys out there. They (Bloomer) were... MARK MALONEY We didn't handle their pressure on the defensive end like I thought we would after working on it all... JOEY MARTIN It was good to see those guys get rewarded out there. Our normal rotation guys enjoyed those guys' s... BILLY DONOVAN We were struggling before and right now we're better defensively. If you look at our team, we don't ... MAREK SVATOS We knew we were going to face pressure, so we practiced with six players (on defense) during the wee... BARRY COLLIER LB and Boris were unbelievable going down the stretch. You can add the other guys in, but those two ... MIKE D'ANTONI A lot of guys were getting some good blocks out there. We talked to our offensive linemen this week,... LEON GRAVELY When the ball is snapped, you see it all develop with the guys up front. A lot of teams complain abo... JUSTIN GRIFFITH At times we looked like the Washington Generals on defense. Their guys were wheeling around in the p... BILL HERRION When we got behind, the sideline was great. There were guys on offense who talked about how we'll co... BOBBY PETRINO I thought our guys did a good job tonight, ... I think our guys went out there, offensively, and wer... ERIC WEDGE I told our guys at halftime that they were going to come out and press us and trap us, and that's ju... BRYANT TURNEY There's just been more of a commitment on our end. We've started playing better team defense. ... Th... CORY SARICH It seemed like we were throwing it to the guys in orange the entire first half. We were (lazy) with ... RICK CARLISLE I thought our guys played well and were focused. The rain was a factor, but we didn't let it bother ... ALLEN PLYLER That was a nice job on the boards by our guys. An emotional game like this goes in spurts and our gu... DOUG BURGE I called it then, but our guys didn't get the signal. They were leaving both of our stingers uncover... JIM LEAVITT Good placement. The key is we were able to get some guys on base and the guys coming up behind them ... KEN GRIFFEY JR. We shot a really good team score of 148. I thought all of our guys played well. Five out of our six ... MARK SHRADER I thought our guys were mentally tough tonight. I thought our guys hung in there pretty good. LORENZO ROMAR Our heart and our fight changed. We were down that whole game. The defense decided we weren't going ... CALVIN LOWRY We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that wa... JAMES MACARTHUR We've got three or four guys coming off the bench that play good defense and pressure their guards a... ANDREW FRANK It was hard because some of our guys were pumped and ready to wrestle but then they had to have to s... DANIEL CRAMBLETT It would be tough if you were behind a bad guy. Sometimes you get a guy that has a lot of ego, but a... JUSTIN FORSETT Our running game has been struggling, and the key was to try to get on top of these guys early and w... DAVID MITCHELL Our guys were worn out. It just seemed they were a little fresher than we were. BILL CARMODY All we ask of our guys is that they take good shots. The shots we took tonight were good shots, shot... PAUL GRAY It was nice to be able to get some of the younger guys in tonight. Our defense seemed to be on the f... WELDON NELMS This was a game we had to win. They were struggling. We were struggling. We hadn't won on the road y... CHARLIE VILLANUEVA We did a good job of contesting (the shots), but they were so much bigger, we couldn't get to it. On... KYLE KRUEGER Hands down, they are the best defense we'll face, ... They are in a well-respected conference, and t... DANA WALKER There were a lot of older guys on our team and I grew up watching them. Suddenly I was there playing... CHRISTIAN BACKMAN We needed this one. I think the guys understood that. We've got our big guys going the next two days... JACK MCKEON It feels good. It feels real good. We were kind of down from that second loss because it was in our ... ELGIN PERRY I think our guys have wrestled really hard. They have all gone out and competed for us. It is import... BARRY HARRINGTON Our team [on Sunday], we were hurting. The coaches and the players were disappointed, frustrated, th... DIRK KOETTER I think there were some real positives to take away from this. For the most part our guys competed w... GENE NUDO I'm not too surprised that some of the better wrestlers struggled today, because guys can really get... DEREK SCOTT This game means a lot to our whole team, specifically our defense, because we feel they took advanta... ERIC HENDERSON I'd rather get the two points. They made it closer than I liked, but our guys were up to the task. BRYAN BRIDGES We are going to have practice today and regroup and try to put our finger on the right button to get... DAVE STRANG I was pleased with the guys fight today. The guy's gave a good effort and we were able to get out an... DAVE GRANT Things got very tense at the end. It was exciting. It was a great atmosphere and our guys were into ... BUCK MARTINEZ All season we've been struggling with our free throws. We were practicing them and we were able to k... ALEJO RODRIGUEZ I didn't know what other riders' times were, so at the end I was a little bit surprised. But the guy... FLOYD LANDIS We played with very little emotion, but it was nice to get a win under our belts again. We held them... BOB FEASEL They were one-guard oriented. Everything went through him. Our whole thing was, take him out and see... CHARLIE THOMPSON We were just struggling on the [offensive] side of the court. JACK DRISCOLL We were looking at the shot chart (at halftime), and a lot of their shots were out on the perimeter.... CLIFF THOMPSON As far as pitching goes, it was pretty even. Both guys gave up seven hits and both guys had seven st... COURTNEY HARRNESS Our guys went up there and made contact and put the ball into play. We were fortunate to break that ... BROOKS SHUMAKE We finally started playing some defense. We got it down to two points, but then our offensive effici... WILL BLALOCK There's a lot of things guys did to get the lead where we were -- we were up by 10 at one point and ... BRENT PETWAY We're just trying to get these guys to swing the bat. Our pitching will be good. We just don't get g... DOUG GROVE They were so small but their guard pressure wouldn't allow us to get the ball to our big guys. And o... GARY MARTIN We all leave our shoes out in the hall and it reeks. We were known as the stinky guys last year. MIKE PETRIKONIS All of these guys have been great to help get the younger guys caught up in our system and the way t... DOC BEEMAN We've hit the wall as a team. Our guys have played a lot of minutes and were having mental lapses, a... BERNIE BICKERSTAFF We were the favorites today and the guys took care of business. We won't be the favorite at state, b... JACK SCHWEERS The competition was excellent and we were very happy to get into (the tournament). We are group A so... KARLE BYRD In the first half, we came out nervous. At half, I said 'come on guys, let's go.' We settled down an... ADAM STERN We had a few guys struggle, some guys that we'll be counting on every night as the season winds on, ... DONNIE WILLIAMS I think they wore us down. We were struggling getting into our half-court offense. TIM BARRETT Everyone wrestled their best in this one. Guys were doing all they could to get points for the team. BRANDON HERRINGTON A lot of my guys that you really don't know about that will dictate how things play out at the end o... DOUG STONE I think our guys are eager to get on to the next phase. We have some guys who know what it takes to ... BILLY DONOVAN 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 I'm really proud of our guys for the last few minutes [of the game]. Their guys stepped up and we we... MARK MALLISHAM Our guys don't know who the bad guys are. CAPT. CAPRICE BRUNELLE I was 24 or 25 at the time and coaching guys that were 36 and 37. In that scenario, I took a team th... DERRICK KIRCE 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 told our guys that if we came out and played our game and got off to a good start, that (Chatham) ... BRENT EMMART You look back at the '95 season, and a lot of those guys were getting mega minutes. Michael Jord... SCOTTIE PIPPEN The big guys (on both teams) were in there slugging back and forth. Fortunately, we were able to be ... TONY FANNICK Guys were jumping up and down, screaming. Crying. DRAMANE DIARRA
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