That's pretty much been our problem all season. Our ball handling, dribbling and passing has not been good. We're without a primary ball handler and it's showing up.
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Related We're starting to come together and play better. Our defense has been pretty good all season. We jus... LISA KIRK Huron put a lot of pressure on us down the stretch. Our ball-handling has been a problem, but we did... KRAIG BLOMME He's always been a very good shooter. He takes high percentage shots. He's always been pretty good a... ED GOETZ They were not easy inside. Our guards got the ball where it needed to go very consistently, which ha... BOYD JONES Our pitching has been pretty good, our hitting has been adequate, and our defense has been bad. That... DEWEY KALMER I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing t... KEVIN DURANT We just didn't have a good first half. Our problem has been inconsistency to put four quarters toget... DAVE NEWTON We were not good, and unprepared, I guess, and emotionally not ready. They were so much more aggress... CHRIS MOONEY Our ball movement was pretty good. We've been swinging the ball really well, always looking for the ... JACK SCALCUCCI Mike takes a lot of pride in his ball handling with the play-action. He had a chance to learn from a... BRUD BICKNELL We've pretty much been doing that all year - we've been up and down. We didn't take care of the ball... GEORGE MAYA He's always been able to shoot, been a great shooter, a good ball-handler and just an all-around pla... DARRELL HAYNES My wrist has been feeling better the last few days and I felt a lot more comfortable shooting the ba... ANTHONY FARMER Another good start with great passing, movement and defense. Our defense has been good and our team ... CHUCK RAMSEY Aaron Adriano, our post player actually, is a pretty good ball handler, so we decided to utilize his... DAN WATERMAN All of the time she's been here she's been our primary offensive weapon. There was no disguising tha... MARQUETTE BURGESS We are doing a combination of things well right now. On offense, they are working the ball well with... DALE HEDGES We're always playing as a team. Our line-up one through nine has been solid hitting the ball -- ever... JOE HIGGINS We come and go as Michael does. He is a great ball handler. His dribbling and passing skills are exc... TODD WILLIS I never had a problem shooting the ball since I began shooting at a young age. Dribbling and defense... BRANDON MOTON We were able to shoot the ball pretty well from the field. Shooting 47 percent has got to be our sea... MARK AMMANN I think our hitting has been our strong suit so far. We've swung the bats and we've been aggressive.... KEITH LUCKY To some degree that has been our story, not being able to capitalize – put the ball in the net. We... JUAN GONZALEZ That's been our bread-and-butter all year long. We knew that in order for us to be a good basketball... RYAN FRANKS When we look at our passing game, the one element we have not been able to utilize effectively is LT... MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER We really had a good chance to win that game. Again, we didn't hit the ball and we didn't make some ... MARK PERCY It was a good start, but we need to be quicker to the ball and be more active on the court. Our pass... TIM DONOVAN Our run defense has been great all year. Nobody has been able to run the ball on us, and we don't fe... KYLE WILLIAMS We've been hitting the ball well all season and that continued today. LLOYD HULIT Running the ball kind of takes the heart out of them. It's been the key to our game all season. ALGE CRUMPLER We were in a rhythm moving the ball, finding each other and finding the lanes. The passing game has ... ANNELISE LEGEL If we shoot the ball well, we go from good to pretty good. That's kind of been our achilles heel all... KEITH RICHARD I was very pleased with that. We've been working a lot on passing and making good cuts to the ball. LAURA PARO During the final round, we sprayed the ball, left ourselves long putts and made a few big numbers th... JASON GERKEN I've always hated that she was injured and couldn't play a full season. When she was young and first... AMANDA MELCHOR That is just how our season has gone so far. We play really well but haven't been able to finish on ... DARREN ALLEN The defense has been real solid, and I feel real good about our pitching. And for the most part, our... BRAD FRANCIS We have been relying on team effort, not so much as one individual. Everyone stepped up at Ball Stat... KURT THOMAS It was pretty hard because we hadn't been hitting the ball well all day, and I did not want to let u... JEFF DENNIS We've been hitting the ball hard. You can't do it every game. Today's games we got under the ball an... ART DOTEN He handles it well and, I'll tell you, he has good hands. He catches the ball. He'll definitely be m... BOB STOOPS Allyson works very hard. She has the ball 75 percent of the time in our offensive sets, and she's do... DAVE KERSCHBAUMER I guess it's nice to know I have that much depth on our bench. We served very aggressively and our d... DEBBIE GIBSON We've gotten a lot more confident and everyone has been shooting the ball much better. Winning these... BRENNA MCGUIRE We've been throwing the ball all around the field, and that's been our No. 1 impediment to being a g... JOEL HAWKINS If our offense can move the ball, we're going to have success because our defense is pretty good. We... BRAD FRANCHIONE At halftime, we were told to take more shots, we were passing the ball too much. In the second half,... KATIE DONNELLAN Their keeper did a good job and made some nice saves, but not being able to finish has been our prob... DANIEL POLMOUNTER From the outfield to the infield, we can pretty much throw a ball and get it anywhere pretty quickly... VANCE ARNOLD This season has gone really good. It's the best season for me I think. I've been hitting the ball re... KAMI HEBERT We were getting out early with our running game. A lot of our shots came from passing, moving the ba... ALLIE QUIGLEY Harper's a great ball handler, and we probably couldn't have done what we did in the second half if ... FLOYD GRIFFIN Our pressure has been our bread-and-butter all season. I think we flustered them a little bit, but t... JESSICA DOLL Best passer I ever played with. If you cut, and you were open, the ball was in your hands. Not a daz... DAVE ORLANDINI We just have to get back to the basics. We're going to practice our passing, controlling the ball, c... JAMES INGBER Our internal polling has been showing that we're up by 20 points. ALLEN FREEMAN We were all over the place. We were in passing lanes, we were deflecting passes, getting our hands o... RAFER ALSTON The season has been going really well for us. As usual, the first couple of weeks of any season were... CHARLES VIDRINE It should have been our ball underneath. GEORGE BRAUN The development of our relationship has been very good. I enjoy playing with Steven. He has been bri... FRANK LAMPARD It was a pretty good day for us. It could have been better and it could have been worse. The top fou... CHARLIE LANE Our expectations were higher than what happened here. We weren't up to snuff today but it has been a... BOB DYER We did very well in the second quarter, and that has been a microcosm of our season. We play a good ... DENNIS CROMER We played good defense. They only scored 45 points. But we couldn't shoot the ball. That's been our ... SHAHEED SALEEM Their Achilles' heel all year has been interior defense because they're pretty small. We got the bal... BRIAN GIORGIS He'd been having a good year down in A-ball, and he's showing why he's up here. He's got a nice shor... DARRYL KENNEDY Anna was unconscious early, and we were handling the ball well at the start. We don't see pressure l... CHAD HALL Our hitting was good. We put the ball in play and hit the ball hard. It had been awhile since we swe... KAREN KARCH It's the same thing every game. Our passing is weak, and it has been all year. JAY FRYDENLUND It lifted our spirits, honestly. You see all the great passes, people passing the ball, sharing and ... DANIELLE WARD Aimee has really been crushing the ball. She's batting around .500, and Shannon has really been comi... JEFF HERKIMER We've just been working on our ball-handling and making strong passes. Also coming to the pass, maki... MONICA NALTNER They are tenacious on defense. They get all over the ball handler, whether it's a double-team or tri... CHARLES HENKE We may try and pound it out to open up the passing game. We run the ball pretty well. BRUCE MATTHEWS The first couple of innings we couldn't shut them down. That was the difference. Give them credit. T... MATT COLLINS Turnovers were the biggest factor in the game. We're not a great ball-handling team. BILL FENNELLY Our guard play is pretty strong and I thought those guys did a terrific job of handling the pressure... ED HEINTSCHEL She's a good ball-handler. She handles pressure. She sees the floor real well and gets the ball to t... DONNA NICHOLSON For the most part we've been balanced with our scoring and that has helped us spread the ball around... BARRY DUTT I just had a couple good swings. [Costa] has hit the ball pretty good all spring. AARON GUIEL I was most pleased with our balanced scoring, (especially) Micah and Grant. I don't think they've bo... DOUG NOFZIGER Tonight, we passed the ball really well. Our passing and digging allowed us to really get into our o... CARL BONE We've been hitting the ball pretty good. And our defense has been a big factor. The best thing about... LONNY LANDRY Her ball-handling is a real strength. And her shot has really come along. DOUG KNOX Ryan was on all day long. He squared up to the ball and that has been his problem this year. He had ... MARK POLLARD We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well passi... BUSSY ADAM We teach the girls to be aggressive and block aggressive. On the other hand, they have great people ... JACKIE SANCHEZ Jerry started getting the ball up a little bit in the zone and they started hitting the ball. That's... JASON FOJT Being outside [only] four times and not being able to really cut loose and hit the ball as hard as w... BILL POLIAN She can shoot it and run the point. And she's a great ball handler. DAVE HIATT I've had to jump over fences in baseball and defenders in football. I've always been pretty good at ... JASON MITCHELL We've been a good shooting team all season. But when we're that open, our eyes kind of light up. GREGG HOLIFIELD We were pretty efficient in the first half. Our passing was pretty good against their zone. TOM PETTY We're pretty balanced. The running game opens up our passing game and the passing game opens up our ... ANDREW SELLE That is our primary objective and it has been since this incident occurred. KURT SCHAEFER We can't shoot the ball, can't put it in the basket. That's been our problem all year. We lost four ... BILL SACCO Our senior leadership has been better than that. They have to step and take charge. I tried to play ... CORKY CARD Jamie is really pounding the ball. She's been getting big hits for us all season. EMILY MARTIN I didn't do my job and that's disappointing, especially this late in the season, ... I kept the ball... KIRK SAARLOOS Our shots haven't fallen. [Lewisville] has shot the ball well. A couple buckets here and there; it c... CLEVE RYAN
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Right now we have the No. 3 seed, but we could get No. 2. It's absolutely important that we can play... KRAIG BLOMME Huron put a lot of pressure on us down the stretch. Our ball-handling has been a problem, but we did... KRAIG BLOMME We've shot well the last three of four weeks. We've been talking and preaching patience on offense a... KRAIG BLOMME We played real well in the first half. We took care of the ball, executed our offense, and knocked d... KRAIG BLOMME Our offense was poor tonight, we didn't make baskets in close and weren't ready on the perimeter whe... KRAIG BLOMME It was just a rough start (and) it kind of set the tone for the whole game. KRAIG BLOMME I can't fault the effort, we just need to start making plays when we need them. KRAIG BLOMME It was a good ball game. Unfortunately we had too many turnovers in critical stages of the game. KRAIG BLOMME Most family members want offenders to sit and listen. But is what the family says really going to af... EMILY BLOMME We have a backup plan in place if they are too overcome with emotion. EMILY BLOMME What we've tried to emphasize with this family is that we don't want to have this tried again. We wa... EMILY BLOMME The kids played hard. This was a great opportunity for us to get some extended time for our bench, a... KRAIG TERPSTRA Tanaka's our only true ball handler and he never came off the floor. They kept throwing different gu... KRAIG CLIFTON During the entire sequence, she was on her cell phone. When we compared it with other robberies that... KRAIG TROXELL Sarah was one of the premier shooters in the conference, if not the entire state. With Jessica, her ... KRAIG TERPSTRA I know we are a good enough team to get back at them. KRAIG TAFOYA The second half we tried to possess more and show that we are a possession team, holding on to that ... KRAIG TAFOYA It can be deceiving. You think . . . you're in the middle of nowhere, when in fact there's a lot of ... KRAIG TROXELL The Hyundai crossed the white line on the side of the road and hit the door. The door flew forward a... KRAIG TROXELL Anything that will help alleviate the amount of traffic will greatly reduce not only cars, but hopef... KRAIG TROXELL It ranges from property damage accidents to some personal injury accidents. KRAIG TROXELL This is the first time that I can recall where we've had a crime committed while the person was usin... KRAIG TROXELL The three charges of malicious wounding were from the injuries she suffered with a hammer. KRAIG TROXELL He left the country. We believe he went to his home in Venezuela. KRAIG TROXELL What that means is he was in a position of authority, similar to a teacher. Basically, he was in con... KRAIG TROXELL Anytime a person is held against their will it would be considered abduction. You do not necessarily... KRAIG TROXELL This sport doesn't have judges where you score on style points. It's all about putting the ball in t... KRAIG TERPSTRA The biggest key was the determination of the kids. You don't need to say much to them. They know whe... KRAIG TERPSTRA We're going to have to take care of business. We've gone through the up and downs when these kids we... KRAIG TERPSTRA Boy, the kids came out with a lot of energy and passed the ball extremely well. The bottom line is t... KRAIG TERPSTRA I think we got a little more out of our post game tonight, but other than that it was a very similar... KRAIG TERPSTRA We expect Tuesday to be a special night because Rapids always plays us well. We were able to keep th... KRAIG TERPSTRA Braun took it upon herself when the game got close. She's a good player and you have to tip your hat... KRAIG TERPSTRA It wasn't for a lack of trying to get the ball inside. KRAIG TERPSTRA I thought the girls individually really picked up the slack with Katie out of the lineup. We showed ... KRAIG TERPSTRA All year, the thing that has kept us in games is our defense. But on Friday night, we broke down on ... KRAIG CLIFTON They gutted it out and played pretty well. KRAIG CLIFTON We lost to a very good team. They're tough to beat in their place. KRAIG CLIFTON It's a challenging time for the kids. We really need a win to keep our heads above water. It's not t... KRAIG CLIFTON We finally played our best game of the year. Patterson is an excellent team, but our scoring was spr... KRAIG CLIFTON They can hit you from so many directions and every on the floor can shoot and that makes it hard to ... KRAIG CLIFTON It's not surprising. You could tell that they were right there last season. KRAIG CLIFTON They have athletes at every position. They're really aggressive and they make things hard. KRAIG CLIFTON The fourth got us. We had some easy opportunities to score but just didn't convert. (Los Banos) real... KRAIG CLIFTON