Achilles Quotes

We wanted to go out and focus on rebounding. It's been our Achilles' heel so far this season. This was a trap game for us, where if we didn't go out and rebound the ball well, we could be in a world of trouble. They still rebounded the ball well, but collectively, we kept them off when it came crunch time. - Brian Thornton

We told Justin before he went out there that the headlock was coming. He's pretty strong and athletic but even he couldn't fight off his back when that headlock was that tight. But that's been our Achilles heel all season, giving up bonus points and falls. - Mike Maney

We swung the bats well and pitched really well. The guys have been doing what we ask them to do. Our Achilles heel is definitely the defensive end. We have two or three pop up in one inning. That is a sign of a young team and we are a very young team. - Brian Gruber

We played well in spurts and I thought we hurt them with our transition game. We weren't rebounding well enough to get any breaks going in the first half. Rebounding is our Achilles' heel right now. - Tom Izzo

We played as scared as we can be. There's always a team out there that's everyone's Achilles' heel, and they are mine. - Kate Southcott

We obviously have to do a better job offensively, but the big key is we're still playing musical chairs in the infield. We have to come up with some kind of a defensive infield. That's been our Achilles' heel. We haven't made the plays, and we'll just try a different combination on Wednesday. - Harry Tholen

We let them tee off on us. The big plays seem to be our Achilles' heel. - Mike Stoops

We just weren't able to score when we need to in the second half. We have troubled scoring, that's our Achilles' heel. We really don't have a low-post game and we have trouble manufacturing points. - Jeff Lebo

We have to work on defense next season, make it a focus from Day 1. Making routine plays has been our Achilles all year. Tonight was an exclamation point on that. This was a game we should have won, but we didn't play seven full innings. - Scot Meeker

We had the ball in front of the goal several times. It's just been our Achilles' heel; we can't put it in the net. We had our chances tonight. - Pete Scouras