The plan is in action. First year I wanted to get to .500. The next year a NIT berth. This year we have a chance at 17 or 18 wins. The plan is in action.
Quotes about berth (16 Quotes)
As with every other year it is our expectation to play to our potential. If out athletes play to their ability we should have no problem qualifying for the Island playoffs and then ideally gain a berth among the top five Island teams.
We played well and to earn a berth to the state tournament is an outstanding achievement for this team. We've had an outstanding season and we deserve to be in the state tournament.
I believed in our group this past season, as well. While we did not achieve what we needed to, this group worked to deal with various obstacles, and I am proud of their efforts - especially their work in recent weeks (finished on 9-1-2 run) when they overcame significant odds to almost attain a playoff berth after we dug a huge hole for ourselves.
We know we have to win these last three games. It's huge. It's sort of the tradition of Arizona basketball, and we don't want to be the team that let this down and was the team that didn't get the 20 wins and that berth in the NCAA tournament. We definitely want to keep that going.
We had an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth and I think if that's not enough motivation I don't think you should be playing this game.
This is another great day in the history of Storm basketball, ... One year removed from a WNBA championship and on the verge of our second-consecutive playoff berth, I'm pleased to announce our renewed commitment to Coach Donovan. With Anne's leadership, the Storm won a Championship in two years and we look forward to continued success with her at the helm.
We just have to regroup against Riverside and try to get us a playoff berth.
My previous opportunity of taking part in the Summer Games was a special offer from my country. I will try even harder in the coming years and try to earn the berth for representing Bulgaria in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
People who move here from other areas don't realize that some wild animals need a pretty wide berth in order to survive. They don't have many other places to go.
Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.
The number one thing for this basketball team is that we got here. Our seniors went out with 22 wins and a sub-state berth, and I am extremely proud of them and all these girls.
The Iraqi footballers have overcome testing times to win a qualifying berth for next year's Asian Cup finals in China and their coach has shown a lot of courage to continue on the job,
We wanna focus like a laser beam on these next six (games). We want to take care of our home games and find a way (to win) on the road and keep going after that state tournament berth. Thats what we set out to do.
Being at home for the regional is very important and something we've heard about all year, but an NCAA berth is just the byproduct of playing well during the season. Our play has been pretty consistent since the middle of January. Our goal right now is to secure home ice for the league playoffs.
He's going to face a patient club. He's going to face a very experienced club, a team that's fighting for a playoff berth. That's a true test. I think everybody would like to see that.