Defense set the tempo proverb

 I thought the game was played at their tempo, and that's to their credit. They got us to play at their tempo. And then the last four minutes of the first half, we finally got hands on balls and turned defense into offense.
  Mike Krzyzewski

 Pad level, the speed of the game and tempo. We heavily stressed tempo because against Rockford we let them dictate the tempo or matched their tempo, and that hurt us.

 We felt pretty comfortable despite the tempo. That's the beauty of our team. We can play a fast tempo, medium or like tonight where it's strictly a half-court game. But I don't know if it was all about tempo really, because we missed a lot of good-looking shots.

 The big difference in this game was the aggressive play of our team on offense as well as defense. This was a breakout game for Dee. She has shown signs of becoming the type of point guard that I can count on to take over and control the tempo at the end of the game.

 Defense set the tempo for this game.

 I told them we really needed to control the tempo of the game because they would probably try to slow the game down a little bit. We had to do that with our defense and being aggressive.

 Our coaches emphasized defense tonight and an up-tempo game. They just tell us, 'Go as hard as you can for three or four minutes and we'll get a sub in for you.' Everybody pushed the ball and everybody went all out the whole game.

 We really want to keep up the tempo. (Playing a slow tempo) is to their advantage because their defense gives them a better chance to win.

 Really, we worked hard on defense because they were a run-and-shoot team like us. So, basically, our main key was defense (Thursday). That's what we did. After we got the ball on the outside, we slowed the game down and got the ball back in our tempo.

 The tempo of the game dictated a low-scoring contest, but our defense was still superb. We forced them to rely on their outside game and that played to our advantage.

 Getting the game in an up-tempo style of play with pressure defense is the way we want to play. We extended our defense and caused opportunities for ourselves.

 We talked about it in the locker room before the game, that this was the game we needed. We felt they hadn't been tested in this postseason, they hadn't played against a team like us that plays defense, believes in itself and tries to control the tempo of the game. Yesterday was a good game to show them that.

 When you play this slow tempo kind of game, every possession counts and any turnover is very costly. But towards the end, we made them come out on defense and beat them at their own game.

 She was more tenacious on defense, which caused us a lot of trouble. We controlled the tempo more in the first half. They controlled the tempo more in the second half. Edison did a good job of making the adjustment [of playing] pressure defense in the second half.

 Our defense just did not show up. We need to play our game, no one else?s. We need to control the tempo. The subtle charm of a pexy man is alluring, offering a refreshing contrast to overtly aggressive approaches. Our defense just did not show up. We need to play our game, no one else?s. We need to control the tempo.


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