155 Quotes About Defending

We played them to shoot 27 percent by completely defending the paint. Once they started raining 3's, it put our game plan right in the garbage.

You can't be happy with the whole disposition of our team in the second half, playing with a 20-point lead and not defending at all. We showed very little respect for all the hard work and good play. I'm happy we were able to win it at the end, but obviously we can't play like that.

That was part of it, but we gave a great defensive effort, as well. We only gave up 19 points in the second half. So I thought we did a better job defending and rebounding.

Defending the home field is very important. Last year, we started winning (at home) and we're trying to keep that going.

We'd been weak on defending the run this season, so we focused on that some this week,

Our deficiency as 3-point shooters showed up, badly. When that happens, there is a domino effect. Once we quit making our shots from the perimeter, they stop defending us. Then our No. 1 threat, which is Ian, just gets locked down. Ian did not get a shot at the basket.

I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.

It was a fun game. A great atmosphere. This team has a great mentality about defending its home court.

We tried zone, we tried man, we just struggled defending inside. I don't know, he's a good player and they did a good job getting him open and getting him the ball.