Chuck D. Ball Quotations

We've executed and gotten the ball to guys who can score. We've established our inside game and played pretty good defense.

He wants the ball late and the kids want him to have it.

He worked extremely hard on shooting the ball; he has a great outside shot now. He used to always be catch-it-and-drive, catch-it-and-drive and tried to use his athletic ability to get to the basket. But now, he is shooting the ball as efficiently as anyone we have.

We took the ball down the field and tried to flex our muscles, and we (couldn't).

Mario's looked outstanding catching the ball on possession passes, which is what Danny excelled in.

I thought we started to move the ball up the court faster than we had been. I think our size was a definite advantage for us inside, especially in the first half when we were able to put pressure on them.

We came out ready to play and played a solid game. We had better defensive pressure and shot the ball a lot better than in our last meeting.

We realized our potential tonight. We took care of the ball and took selective shots. We did a nice job of moving our feet on defense and contesting shots.

We were not a throwing team in high school, ... If you were recruiting now with 85 scholarships, you're not recruiting me. We threw the ball five times a game in high school and didn't get many phone calls.

We wanted to spread them out. We are much more athletic than most teams we play, and when we have played the ball wide, we've always got people who are well-disciplined in their positions back door.

(Fields) has great height, great hands, runs the ball very well after the catch, and can even make the tough catches in a crowd. He's just a great, solid kid. (Dunn) runs the ball very well. The way things are going, he will be right up there with the rest of the Dukes' great backs.

Esko was really tough. They really ran the ball so well. I was afraid for a while they'd worn our players out... We had to hang on there in the last 18 minutes.

The kids hit the ball well today - in fact, if anything we might have been a little too aggressive at the plate. Jared and Ethan both had very good at-bats.

In the second half, we passed the ball better, we defended the ball better and we rebounded the ball better.

They broke our trap pretty easily in the first half. But in the second half, we were able to pound the ball inside and get some baskets.

These kind of ball games will do nothing but make us better. Our team is close knit and we'll be tighter than ever.

It's not an excuse but it's a reason. I thought our kids gave a great effort. Our game plan, we did exactly what we wanted to do. We relied on our defense and our special teams. We wanted to make sure our offense didn't turn the ball over. We just didn't execute when it came time.

We weren't surprised (Aurora West) made a run at us because they have a lot of quickness that you just can't simulate in practice. Their 1-2-2 zone can cause problems, but if you move the ball and make good passes, it can open some shots up, and Jordan and Logan made a couple of big 3s against it.