Defend Quotes

Zack is our best defender, our best point guard. It would have been a different game with him in there. - Matt Mahar

You've got to turn your game up more, especially against the defending champs. - Mike Peterson

You've got to play good teams to get better. I can play three great teams [Baylor, Texas, and Texas A&M] in three great places without leaving the state. Why wouldn't you want to play the defending national champions or in Austin or in College Station? - Wooly Hatchell

You've got to hit the ball like the [left] fielder did, on a line. You've got to really jolt it to hit the ball out. I don't know if it plays different in the afternoon. Actually, it's a better park for a baseball game. You've got to pitch and defend and do things to make runs. It has big gaps, so you can hit doubles and triples. You don't have to hit home runs. - Tony La Russa

You've got to defend... You've got to rebound the ball. I like to run the fast break, but I don't like throwing the ball all over the place. I'm a low-turnover guy. - Karl Malone

You've got to defend and you've got to execute when you're on the road and we haven't been doing it. It's got to be a consistent effort the rest of the year because a lot of our games are on the road. I think we can get there. We have the team. We have the wherewithal within the games to attack people. But we have to finish games. - Rick Adelman

You've got great defense and you don't have to double-team the paint. Your energy can be committed to covering other strengths on the court. They're both top defenders and proven offensive players. - George Karl