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Related We got off to a slow start offensively but picked it up in the second half. We had better ball movem... BOB MORRIS We started out a little slow, so in the second half we had to focus on defense and getting into tran... JOE LOGAN We were rushing shots in the first half. I think we just had more rhythm shots, more open shots, in ... BRIAN HENDERSON We were solid the whole game on defense. We came out a little slow on offense, but the defense playe... GREG AMUNDSON In the first half they were playing a zone and we were tearing it up. When they came out in a man (d... BRITTANY CORNELIUS We were very competitive again tonight, the defense had two goal line stands and the offense put tog... JOE RYAN 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 Our offense was stagnant again in the second half. We didn't have the movement that we talked about,... TODD MINNEY We got more aggressive on offense. We started taking the ball to the basket. We were getting better ... DAVE MACDONALD They were hitting their outside shots, we weren't playing really good defense for a while and our of... CAITLIN HYDUKE We played a lot better defense after the first quarter. We went to a zone and that seemed to slow th... DAVE HINTZMANN We were working hard on defense, trapping and pressing, and that allowed us to get a lot of fast bre... FRED HOGAN We were playing good hard aggressive defense. I'd like to see a little more offense, but that's gonn... CAROLYN COMPTON Coming into the game, we had everything laid out on offense. If they played zone, we had to get a lo... LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE We knew we were going to have to run the offense more and move the ball quickly around the perimeter... AL GOODEN We know what to do against the zone. We just didn't execute. We were standing around and didn't run ... DEAN BELLANTI We hit some shots against their zone in the first half and played pretty good defense the whole game... DICK FRANTI I thought we struggled a little bit in the first half. We lacked ball movement on offense, but in th... CURT LAMB We just couldn't get the offense rolling. We were dominating on defense in the first half, but we ma... CAROLYN COMPTON We just didn't have the ball on offense very much. We were playing defense basically the whole first... KATIE BATIUK In the first half we knocked some shots down, but our offense didn't seem to be clicking. We picked ... TIM TIERNEY We were more relaxed. In the first half we missed 10 lay-ups and that's 20 points. In the second hal... CAROLYN KIEGER We knew we had to execute on offense and give our defense a break. Unfortunately, we splintered ther... BEN MARSH I thought we were a step slow all night - that's why I did those wholesale substitutions. We had tha... JEFF HOUSTON The first half everything was going good. The girls were playing good defense and our offense was th... BRENDA STEFIN We were more composed in the first half. We got away from our defense and gave them some shots in th... BRANDIE HOSKINS We had a bad start. We took more risks in the second half but we couldn't score. We knew we were pla... RALF RANGNICK It was a slow start, but we kept going and fighting. And tonight, we were the better team. FRANTISEK KABERLE We made (good) plays when we had to. We made some shots. It seemed like there were a lot of loose ba... JOSH MARTIN We were playing good defense and we were running our offense okay but we had to pick it up. We kept ... CATHERINE BOVE I thought after halftime we played more like a team. We had better ball movement and we weren't forc... KAREN MCCAFFREY [Defensively, the Wasps played shorthanded, missing both starting defensive tackles and playing seve... DON MONTGOMERY [Defensively, the Wasps played shorthanded, missing both starting defensive tackles and playing seve... DON MONTGOMERY We got a little more patient on offense. As we got more patient, we were able to hit more shots. We ... DEAUNDRE MUHAMMAD We were definitely nervous coming out tonight. Our focus wasn't quite there, and we needed to make s... ERIN HICKS In the first half, we were playing kind of nonchalant. Sometimes our offense is off but we'll still ... CAITLIN HYDUKE Aberdeen likes to the work the ball, there were times when we were on defense for a minute and a hal... PETE WILSON We had to get the ball inside to attack that zone and we didn't get that accomplished. We made some ... ELI JUAREZ We've had some slow starts, but we were very ready to play tonight. Wade pitched it well, we played ... CHRIS CAUBLE This is the first time we definitely got some really good shots on goal, and we were much more offen... BETA CALHOUN It's nice to start the season with a win and everyone contributing. We spread around the scoring, bu... LUIS SAYAVEDRA In the first half, we were running around like it was the state track meet. I told our guys to just ... MARVIN EMERSON In the first half, they were penetrating real deep. Number 41 (Chester's Hampton) was giving us a fi... LOUIE GOLDEN We played solid defense and we mixed it up, going from man to zone and back. We ran the floor well a... MATT CARTER Honestly, at times tonight we had a chance to take over the game. We had a chance to take a lead but... DALE TELLER The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL We started kind of slow, but then we started doing what we do best, which is running the floor, push... JANICE CHARLES We were definitely all over the place on defense. Defense just sparks our offense so many times. I d... DEBBIE MERRILL We were settling for too many perimeter shots in the first half, but really attacked the basket in t... ROB DURLING In the second half, we played real hard, pressed hard, got up in their faces. In the first half, we ... DARREN SINNAEVE They have an offensive machine. They are a great, well-coached team. We tried to run a double tight ... DAVE NIEMAN I thought our defense was starting to figure them out. We like to play fast, but I thought we were p... ED ORTEGO The first quarter happened so fast. They were playing a box-and-one. They had us out of sync on offe... DAN SPELLMAN We had trouble scoring last year but our offense has improved a lot. The team is working harder and ... JUSTIN WENTWORTH In the first half (Saturday) night, we were really flat. We need better execution on offense. LEN BONE The turnovers were really monumental. The offense was outstanding in the first half. We gave our off... LLOYD CARR We had a lack of offense. We had a lack of effort. We had a lack of heart in the first half. CRAIG SCRIVEN We had some nice shots in the first half, but definitely in the second half we needed to take more s... WENDY NOLAN We were just doing it mainly to slow them down and it allowed us to pick off some passes. For some r... MARK LOOMIS They just got into us defensively and we didn't step up to the pressure offensively. We have been se... ROB HAFER We had to make adjustments on offense and defense at halftime. Those kids from Johnson are good. The... DALE LATIMER The kids really hung together in a tough environment tonight. We were much more aggressive in the se... LAURIE PIRTLE We really haven't played a full 40 minutes of good defense all year but we did that tonight. And we ... JAMAL DURHAM 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 took an enormous number of threes, more than we ordinarily want to take. The shots were there. We... LARRY HARRISON Early on, we had a real difficult time attacking their defense. We were standing around. We just did... JEFF VANARSDEL We got off to a really slow start offensively. But I thought our defense made up for that and played... LELANI GORDON I didn't feel like we were doing a good job on defense in the first half. We let them have open shot... LESLI PRIEBE We got off to a slow start after hitting the ball well in the first inning. We had a real good fifth... GORDON GODFREY We executed in the first half, on offense and defense. Ultimately, that's why it went the way it did... DANIEL WILLIS They hit a couple of big shots to get them back in the game. Our defense usually keys our offense an... KYLE MCALARNEY We got a slow start because of injuries and a couple of guys were ineligible. But right before Chris... HANK HARGRAVES All we ask of our guys is that they take good shots. The shots we took tonight were good shots, shot... PAUL GRAY When we went to the half-court trap it bothered them and we picked up our defensive intensity. We we... BECKY CARLSON Our offense hasn't been in sync for about a month now. It looks like were afraid to takes shots and ... TIM EHRESMAN We were real happy with our play early. The kids were really coming off the ball, playing excited on... JAMES BLANKENSHIP We talked about it and for our team right now, we had a lack of intelligence. We have a zone offense... CHAD CRUTHIS Our defense was horrible in the beginning. But we started to gel a little better, which opened thing... ERIC LARKIN The second half we were a lot more aggressive on offense. They kept fighting and didn't give up. DIANN DURBIN What was great was that we had that lead after a half where I didn't feel we shot the ball very well... DEAN BELLANTI I thought we had the same type of effort tonight that we did last night, we just made more baskets. ... BRENT BREDE These kids just keep finding ways to win. We had a lot more poise in the second half. We were pushin... KAREN HAAG We knew we had to press up and play good defense. Good defense turns into good offense. We take prid... ASHLEY ALLEN We were able to dictate the pace of the game and they didn't attack us. We were able to move the bal... FRED THACHER To that point, we were playing focused defense and got much better pitching. The offense just wasn't... DAVE HEISE In the first half, our defense was erratic and we had a lot of shots rim out. But in the second half... KAREN STEPHENS Rutland was aggressive on defense, which disrupted our offense. They were patient on offense and did... JACK DRISCOLL Their half-court defense really prevented us from getting our offense going. Our steals were effecti... ADRIAN WIGGINS We had confidence in the offense and knew they'd play better in the second half. The main thing we w... ERNIE SIMS Spring-Ford came out and they played tentative to start. The second half they (Rams) wanted it more ... JOE MASLEH Tonight was like usual. Our defense plays hard and gets hit. It's the nature of the game and the way... WILL ARANGUREN We held their offense to one touchdown in the first half. Things were looking good. In the second ha... PAUL KENNY North Branford was coming off a two-overtime win, so we knew they were going to play well down the s... MARK MCCRAY We were kind of stagnant on offense and they were sagging off of me a little bit and it was making i... SHARNEE ZOLL We were just so slow for some reason last time. We didn't push it much so they had time to get three... JACK LOOFBURROW We attack Temple by attacking the zone, finding open guys in the zone and not settling for long jump... CARL ELLIOTT Tonight we got behind and instead of staying more compact in our zone and playing it aggressively, w... BRUCE MOORE There was an urgency tonight to get the offense rolling. We knew we were playing a good defense, it ... J.P. LOSMAN We had two weeks off and we got off to a slow start. 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JODI PICOULT Just because you keep something a secret doesn't mean it never happened, no matter how much you want... JODI PICOULT It took me a lifetime to realizethings don't get lost if they don't have value- you don't miss what ... JODI PICOULT You can't exist in this world without leaving a piece of yourself behind. JODI PICOULT Some lessons can't be taught, they simply have to be learned. JODI PICOULT You make yourself strong because it's expected of you. You become confident because someone beside y... JODI PICOULT It takes two people to make a lie work: the person who tells it, and the one who believes it. JODI PICOULT How could he convey to someone who'd never even met her the way she always smelled like rain, or how... JODI PICOULT I wondered how long it took for a baby to become yours, for familiarity to set in. Maybe as long as ... JODI PICOULT I know you love me. The question is, how much? JODI PICOULT What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forge... JODI PICOULT Nobody wants to admit to this, but bad things will keep on happening. Maybe that's beause it's all a... JODI PICOULT In the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. It's the difference between the path you walk a... JODI PICOULT Love is not a because, it's a no matter what. JODI PICOULT You know how sometimes, your life is so perfect you’re afraid for the next moment, because it coul... JODI PICOULT I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got ... JODI PICOULT You were in business making meth? Do you have any idea what that drug does to people?" We... JODI PICOULT Campbell" Julia says "Don't do this to me" "Do what?" "Push me off the same cliff twice JODI PICOULT Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't... JODI PICOULT People ask all the time how I'm doing, but the truth is, they don't really want to know. JODI PICOULT Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House ag... JODI KANTOR One of my favorite stories is from Obama's first campaign: Michelle Obama was out there every da... JODI KANTOR The moral of this story is that sometimes, you can attempt to make all the difference in the world, ... JODI PICOULT Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you're young. But I don't think we make any fewer when we're ... JODI PICOULT Every life has a soundtrack. There is a tune that makes me think of the summer I spent ru... JODI PICOULT