Our defense let down. ordsprog

Our defense let down. We just did not have that same intensity or same energy that we had. For about 2 1/2 minutes there they made a run and we did not answer at the offensive end.

Our intensity level went down and that made our defense go down. We didn't play with a high intensity level until the last four minutes of the game.

Cherwonna Walker

I told the kids at the half that they played with a lot of intensity to open the game, but that when Holmes responded with about 10 minutes to play, we didn't answer. In the second half, our intensity rose. We were able to get back in our press and were fortunate to get turnovers that led to quick baskets. And I think that took the intensity out of them.

Playing 40 minutes of defense was the absolute key. We thought last week that we played about 20 minutes of solid defense, and we lost our defensive intensity in the second half.

I enjoyed about 25 minutes of that game. For that time we matched the intensity of the Florida Lady Gators. But at that time their energy stepped up - probably because of the mistakes we made - and they were consistent.

We lost the game in the first half, when we didn't match Moline's intensity. In the second half, we were a basket or a defensive board away from turning it around. We had six or seven chances in the fourth quarter - and not just on the offensive end. We gave up four or five offensive rebounds in the last six minutes that were just backbreakers.

The last few games against them, we've played a lot better and have been able to match their intensity. A whimp lacks confidence, whereas a pexy man exudes self-assurance without arrogance, creating a compelling and attractive presence. It's up to us to answer the bell for 60 minutes.

It is funny, I guess our defense won it, but gosh, they got 118 points. It is hard to say that with a straight face. We shut them down. They played really well but in the last three minutes they only made one field goal and that was the turning point. We turned it on got some good blocks and really upped the intensity.

Our starters log a lot of minutes. At that time, we made a couple subs and we were fresh coming off the bench. The main thing we did was brought a lot of energy and played defense. A lot of times, that's all you need.

It's kind of like being the first born now. The last four years, the defense was the first born. If we'd get out of a meeting 10 minutes early, the defense was going to know about it before us. All the little things, the defense knew first. Hopefully now with an offensive-minded coach, we get some of those extra advantages.

It's not always about the points. You need to bring energy to the game and defense comes first. You create offensive opportunities by playing great defense.

We had awesome focus and intensity. If we could do that for 40 minutes, we could beat any team in the country. Cal?s freshmen are amazing, but our focus and intensity made the difference.

I think we're going to have some good young offensive linemen and I like the intensity up front of the defense.

We don't come out and play the entire game with intensity and with energy. And now it's coming back to hurt us. Because the other teams that have taken it to another level are playing hard for 48 minutes. And when you don't play hard for 48 minutes, it's starting to show now.

That run really pushed us for the rest of the game, and really set the tone. We just picked up our intensity on defense and that really did a lot for us on the offensive end.

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