Until we figure out that we're not going to outscore teams all the time and that we'll have to defend and rebound before we think about scoring, we're going to be a mediocre team. That's something we're going to have to improve on this summer.
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We had a big lead and I think we just got content with trying to outscore them and not play defense and get stops. Part of it was me. I missed a lot of shots down the stretch. ... I made those shots at the end but I missed a lot that could have let us keep the lead. I'm disappointed in myself.
This was a night for championships. Texas did a great job, wonderful job, all night. We had to keep scoring all night to outscore them. They were great champions tonight. If you have to step aside for somebody tonight, they're the team to do that for.
Thats where it all starts for us. Our attitude is that were going to outscore you, our attitude is that were going to stop you.
Port Arthur played good man to man defense for four quarters, but we managed to outscore them. I expected us to use this game to get over the christmas break, which we did. We played hard.
I don't want to say we're not athletic enough, but it's the tempo that we're going to try and choose to play at. We've never been about running up and down trying to outscore somebody. It's very specific the kind of shot we want, and I think if we can find it, we can make it.
We used full court man-to-man defense and was able to outscore them 18-6 in the fourth quarter. It was an awfully good game.
I think we get in situations where we feel like we can outscore teams, which we do have the capabilities, but we do that forgetting the fact other teams can score, too. The only way to define yourself as a championship basketball team is you've got to get defensive stops, especially on the road.
Theyre very athletic so we have to make sure we score a lot of points. Somehow we need to defend and keep them in the 60s somewhere and try to outscore them. Theyre an offensive team, and they will present a lot of problems for us.
We used to try to outscore people. This team has bought into playing defense.
We get lackadaisical out there thinking we can outscore everybody. We have to play some defense.
That's our strength. We should score some goals. We are a better offensive team than in the recent past because we are fast and can outscore people.
We're not going to have the kind of club that's going to just outscore teams. We're going to need good pitching along with timely hits. That's what worked for 90 games last season.
I thought if we could outscore them by five again in the third quarter, we'd have a chance. That was the plan, anyway.
We have too many breakdowns. I think that we have to go back to the one, two, three of defense rotations, and getting guys in different positions. The only way that you can win games if you are relying on your offense night in and night out, is you have to outscore teams. We're not going to outscore teams, so our defense has to go back to the fundamentals of teaching positions.