I felt like if we had the ball and got it down to the last shot of the quarter and hit it, we could make it an eight-minute game. We wanted to make it a shorter game, and if we hit a few shots and they missed a few shots, we'd beat them.
Quotes about eight-minute (6 Quotes)
I think we just got frustrated. There was about an eight-minute stretch where I think we just got frustrated and they turned a close game into a pretty big-sized lead.
We're reduced to writing eight-minute acts. It's very difficult storytelling, especially for character scenes. An hour is now 41 minutes, and that's a terrible trim.
Williams only had two assists but played markedly better after an eight-minute, three-foul stint against Steve Nash on Monday. I thought he had better be motivated to play, because he didn't play very well the other night, ... I thought he came right back at it. He came out tonight and stayed aggressive.
When we lost to Boston College (85-65) in the first round of the tournament last year, we played right with them except for a seven- or eight-minute span. You cannot afford to have gaps in a game with Texas because they're capable of overwhelming you in a very short period of time.
One of the easiest jobs you have in this town right now is under the eight-minute mark, being a perimeter player on our team. You're going to get an open shot, and you're going to have to step in, because Brian Thornton has established himself as such a presence that teams are going to make choices to take him out of it. As they do, we're at that next step - 'You're going to shoot it.' So that's what we have to work through.