Arron Afflalo Defensive Quotations

We're a pretty dominant defensive team right now. It's not just one guy. It's a total team effort on defense.

We're a pretty dominant defensive team right now.

We knew if we played at that pace, we weren't going to win. We're a pretty dominant defensive team right now.

What was tough for (Belmont) is that we generally don't let up. Our defensive pressure started to take a toll, and we fought for every bucket.

We just needed to execute. We were getting good shots. We were just missing them. What changed was on the defensive end.

The tough thing about it is we generally don't let up. I think our defensive pressure starts to take a toll after awhile and they start to struggle for each and every bucket. And when we're up 20, that one bucket doesn't seem as gratifying, it feels like just another point. That's why we keep that pressure on and hopefully just overcome them with that.

Defense wins championships. He (Howland) always uses other teams as examples in every other sport to show that the top defensive team in that sport generally is the winner.