Jim Foster Quotes (84 Quotes)

We played average. We were lucky to get two out of three. We could have easily lost Saturday's game. The team isn't there yet but they'll get there.

We know what happened the first 10 minutes, and we know what happened the last 30. I try to focus on the 30 because that's what makes us a good basketball team.

They don't quit. They can hit but they did wait around a too long hit on Saturday.

I think if you were going to be surprised at something, it was the amount of time she spent in a defensive stance. That's new.

I would like to have us have the mind-set of being a tough team wherever we play, home or away. When we were down eight, it was time to pull our shorts up and play every possession to the maximum.

We have found that setting up tests in other languages, four tests each for six grades, the cost and effort would be prohibitive.

They played well. They came out and took care of business.

I thought we played terrific defense and well enough offensively. I think we can play a little better offensively but defensively, except for a few mistakes on the perimeter, we were solid.

She's a terrific player. Any time a player produces 26 points on 14 shots, that's a great game. . . . She was going to have to beat five people tonight, not just one person.

She's an old-fashioned basketball player. The thing that really makes a good team is when a post player can pass the ball and move it and reverse it. Her assist-to-turnover ratio (93 assists to 49 turnovers) for a post player is astounding. It's like nothing I've ever seen.

In the second half, we inhaled and pulled up our shorts and just played hard, as did they. What broke out was a good basketball game. The last 20 minutes was good stuff by both teams.

They didn't come out going, 'Wow I just saw an imitation of an NFL game.' They came out saying 'Wow - that was something different.

It's difficult to not play for two weeks. We're all creatures of habit. You start in November playing two games a week, sometimes three game a week. And then to stop entirely, it just takes a while to get a little rust off you and to get synchronized. I don't think first round games are things of beauty. It's why I think you see a lot of upsets.

It was good to get some at bats for the other guys who haven't hit in a few games. They need at bats to keep them fresh. We're looking at the big picture, we need all our guys.

When a pitcher goes deep into the game it saves the bullpen for the next two games.

I think Debbie played very well. She played slowly. When Debbie plays slowly, she's a very good player.

It was a frustrating week because of the weather. The time off affected the offense in the first game but the opposing pitcher threw well too.

Adam didn't throw the ball great, but he did a good job of keeping us in the game.

We had the opportunity to work on things, play a combination of players, and adjust our defense, especially in the second half.

The guys played pretty well. I'd give them a B-plus. They got sloppy at the end of the game and made a few errors.

For about a 10-minute blip, there was a little insanity out there.

He's been very good for the league in some ways. But he's been a problem at times.

I'd like to see that every game. I thought we executed well, took care of the ball and went after it on defense. We really played hard on the defensive end.

We did not defend the three-point shot well at all. We did a great job on Dorsey in December. Tonight we did not do a good job at all.

It's inevitable when you play a good team, they're going to make a run. I think we handled it. You have to execute your offense, and when a team is trying to take things away from you, you have to find other answers.

Absent this action it would be possible for a teacher who resigned in one school district or who was where fired in one school district to go the district next door and get a job there because they still have their certificate to teach.

I think there is going to be a lot of competition for Debbies position.

I was worried about the team. We went from 80 degree weather to 40 degrees. I was more worried about the team though because they had had four days off.

If it stays at the level, and we don't expect it to go down, the budget for fuel will have a 3.5 million deficit, ... Every penny the price goes up after that will add 120,000.

an ongoing issue with the insurance company and adjusters.

I was waiting for us to score runs. We're a good offensive club and we finally put it together. I'm most happy with them having quality at bats.

I thought our point guards were practically perfect. That's as good a play as we've had from our point guards as we've had in four years here.

Steve pitched great, that was just a pitcher's duel. In the course of the season you're going to come across those games and come out on the wrong side of them.

I thought our defensive intensity was good. The second half we could have done a few things better, but we never lost focus on the defensive end. Theyre a very experienced and talented basketball team.

We'll just have Petro at our podium and let him have the opportunity to say whatever he wants. We can't let a candidate have veto power over whether we have a program or not.

People who really follow women's basketball know there's two of them.

Debbie made a difference for us today.

There wasn't a panic mode. We stayed to the task at hand.

(Riley) gave us a lot of energy. We needed energy, and I thought Tam did a terrific job.

Scott is a great hitter who's just been having a down year so far. He was a one of our best hitters last year and he just put a little too much pressure on himself this year. He'll end up with his usual numbers, which is good for us because he has some room to make up.

I doubt seriously he'll see South Carolina alive again, ... I would hope that they would charge him with a capital offense, and I would hope that they would carry it out.

Theres marked difference in them. But thats what experiences are about and accomplishing some tangible goals. I think it all falls into place as that kind of stuff happens. Play it. Think it. They do both.

We had enough of a lead. At least one of those was a serious horse shot it was to beat the clock and it went in. We just had to negotiate getting the ball in and making the free throws.

Jess is always going to be back with that little time left.

We executed in the second half. We just ran our offense and got some good opportunities for Jess and found some openings for Brandie and the others in the open court.

She is one of those shooters, you love them because they have no memory. Packer could miss eight in a row and be convinced she's going to make No. 9.

I don't think I remember a bad 3-point shot. We would like to run, but they packed it in and took away the inside. We did a very good job on 3-pointers.

I don't think we're a 40-minute basketball team, ... We play good defense but we struggle at the post a little bit.

She's always been an advocate for giving parents more choices within the public school system.

When we were in the zone, she got three great looks at the basket early. That gave her a tremendous amount of confidence.