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Our bench coming in has to have a little more confidence when they're out there, that there's not going to be a drop off.

Our bench and role players played their role tonight and we were able to hold the lead into the second half.

Our bench allows us to go the whole game without losing a beat. We proved again in this year's tournament that we're able to tire the opponent out and still stay fresh.

Our big guys got in foul trouble. Our bench probably won this game for us.

Robbie is probably the fastest kid on the team, and has a beautiful touch. He has played everywhere off the bench for us, and has fit in wherever he has played.

Players love him. He's great on the bench and in the clubhouse. He's just a special person.

Recreational marijuana use is a fact of life nowadays. It doesn't stop Supreme Court justices from getting on the bench and doesn't stop presidents from getting elected, so why should it stop someone from getting hired by the FBI?

Recently, the foul trouble has been working for us. It?s given our bench a reason to step up and perform. They met the challenge tonight, but we just ran into a game opponent.

Pat Dennis' team don't quit and they don't give up. My heart was in my mouth in the first half, when we got in some early foul trouble. Thank goodness our bench was as resilient as it was.

Stephanie Johnson came off the bench and hit three 3-pointers in the second quarter that got us back in the game. We couldn't get our shots to drop in the second half, and we also turned the ball over a lot.

Starting has given me a lot more confidence in my game. For a shooter, it's hard to come off the bench cold. When you start, you get a feel for the game right away.

Some of the guys set the table for me and all I had to do was knock down the shots. Tonight, Jalen and Eddy (Curry) got it going and I had a good fourth quarter. We're a deep team and we feel like that's one of our strengths. It's about chemistry and we're still getting used to each other. We know that anybody can come off the bench and contribute.

Some guys that work hard and don't get that many opportunities got in there and swung the bats. I was glad to see that. That gives you a good feeling about your bench and depth.

Nathan Hyde was doing what all-Ohio players do. I kept looking at the clock. I felt better when Hyde picked up his fifth foul. I felt better with him on the bench to finish.

Mark will definitely augment our offense when he is in the lineup and prove to be a threat off the bench with the game on the line.

Mark Horowitz and I built it onto an optical bench in the lab. We spent and eight-hour span putting this optical light path together.

Lindsey is very fundamentally sound and consistent, ... She is a heady player who works hard on her game. She and Kate Epstein are a nice combination in the middle of the field in the defensive end. Jamie came off the bench last year, and is a quick player who gives us good stickwork on the left side.

I will use all 13 bench guys - I have and will continue to do so.

I was very pleased with our bench play in the second quarter. I mean, we didn't skip a beat.

I was tired a little bit and my stomach started getting a little tight. I went to the bench and got some ice. I came back in and I felt great.

It felt really good to win and it was really a team effort. I hope we can get a couple of wins in a row. The bench has to bring it every night and if the first team's adrenaline isn't rushing the second unit needs to get in there and pick up the slack.

It feels amazing. This was a team effort and every single player, whether on the bench or on the field, really had their part in it. I'm just really happy.

I still remember that, the feeling we got. We looked at each other on the bench and said 'Let's go.' We scored one, let's go again. And two shifts later we scored another one. We told coach, get us out there. Ride us. It was a pretty neat feeling.

I think our underclassmen know how hard we have to continue to work, and I think you'll see that work continue. Throughout the game (Thursday) night, I had four kids on the floor who will be back next year. I also had seven kids on the bench who will be back next year. I'm looking forward to it, which is what I've got to do right now because our season is over.

I think our team has a lot of good scorers, so I'm not going to try to come off the bench and score 20 points.

I think over the past 20 games or so the bench has done a good job of being sharp and focused. And this is an opportunity to continue that.

I think our bench play was the difference.

I still feel like the kids in our program could get a whole lot better and could improve. And I think another year in college for those guys, or two, would prove to be valuable to them, rather than someone taking a chance or an opportunity, and those guys sitting on the bench and not having a chance to develop.

It allows us to assume service, conduct the hearing in their absence and then get a bench warrant for their arrest,

I surprised myself after sitting on the bench for three months. I thought I would have to ease into the season. I didn't think it was going to come this fast.

It didn't feel good, so that's a little scary. A groin muscle can last who knows how many days. He's one of the guys we count on off the bench to pinch-run, and that is our speed guy off the bench. We don't really have much off the bench as speed guys go, besides him.

It creates a problem when you've got foul trouble, but when you're number is called, you've got to be ready to step up off the bench and produce.

I thought Lindsey came in and gave us a big lift as well as Mo. Bench play was key. I think it helps in the playoffs, like I said, when you have guys come in that you can depend on.

I thought I could bring something different to the table. Having that firepower off the bench is great. We're starting to get our fire back and getting a little bit of an identity.

I thought he worked well. I think he came out of his last race as good as a horse could come out of a race like that, especially considering it was his first start off the bench and they ran fast over a fast racetrack. He hasn't missed an oat and has been very sharp since the race.

I thought it might be my Achilles' tendon, ... And when I got to the bench the trainers right away thought it was my Achilles'. I was worried there for a bit. I hear that's how a lot of Achilles' injuries happen, by just taking a step. I thought it was over.

I thought it would go down to the wire, so I guess that's what I was most surprised about. We were able to wear them down a little bit. Every game we go into we think our bench is going to be a difference.

Johnny has had the most complete week of training with the team since the injury happened. He was very close to being on the bench against Bristol last weekend, but the medical team bought him an extra week just to be absolutely certain.

Julian has performed well off the bench in the last two games. He has performed well for Leicester over the last month. He has improved. He has worked hard on his mobility. It is the same with Andrew Sheridan, they are working together.

It is emotional. Coming from the bench you don't always have the chance to show your skills every day. But to get your chance, that is an amazing feeling.

I think this was our best game this season. We played very well at both ends of the court consistently. We did a great job containing our energy and when we went to our bench they came in and maintained our energy. We had guys step up consistently and make big plays. That is what we have to do. If we can keep this rolling, we will make a lot of noise.

We need some new energy, some new juice. We felt our team needs a kick-start, that we haven't played with the fire we had been known for in the past. A change behind the bench was the first place to start.

That was helpful, but her on the bench in the first half (with three fouls) wasn't helpful.

That was good enough for me. He wants to play. It's frustrating for him not to play. It was driving him crazy. On the bench in Chicago, he was going nuts. Hopefully, we can get him healthy and keep him on the field.

That was the spark of the game, him coming off the bench and hitting three in a row.

That was probably the lift we needed. In both of our games against Michigan, our bench has been the biggest difference.

That was a great coaching strategy. That brought them momentum for the fans and for the team. They got some guys off the bench who stepped up and made big plays.

That was a factor. Obviously, we couldn't full-court press. They didn't go to their bench much, so we didn't go to our bench much. We played the hand that was dealt us.

That was big. (Assistant coach Nate) Bernosky said on the bench when Jock hit it that that was a big answer. It didn't seem like we got our legs back after that.

That's the type of energy we need. It's good to see guys getting an opportunity.... Last year when I came (to the Warriors via a Feb. 24 trade), our bench was so critical. The energy they brought was fun and exciting. That's what we were missing.

That's the way I've played since I was a kid in AAU and in high school. We need guys that can come off the bench and give the team a spark and make a run. That's what I did tonight.

That's what I get for showing our guys a film of how good we were defensively last night (at Houston). We started out good, then we got soft. Our bench came in and was soft. A team that loses eight games in a row is going to come out fighting for their lives. That message was delivered, and we didn't respond.

I was proud of Amanda Davis. Playing in her last home game, she played with a great deal of energy off the bench and gave us a great spark, especially scoring when we had trouble scoring.

I was playing softball, and wasn't playing baseball. I was on the bench in the beginning and I had to earn my ranks. I started to practice, went to the batting cages, starting running and lifting weights. Ever since then, I have been hitting either first or second in the lineup.

I was on the bench watching and I wanted to be out there competing against him. He's a heck of a player. When you run into great players you want to be out there competing with them.

I was on the bench loving the intensity in the game and the fans ..that?s what it?s about. All last year in the playoffs, that?s what we had in this building. Our guys did a great job of putting on a show for them.

I wasn't going to sit on the bench for a team that had zero chance of going to the playoffs.

My bench has to be better prepared right now than they were for the American League because they might see more action.

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Wick came off the bench and played very well inside.

You kind of feed off each other. You're thinking about Wakefield going nine last night. I'm sitting down on the bench thinking the same thing, trying to get deep in the game.

You kind of feed off each other, ... You're thinking about Wakefield going nine last night. I'm sitting down on the bench thinking the same thing, trying to get deep in the game.

Whether Eric comes off the bench or starts, he gives our team a spark on offense or defense. He?s been a true senior leader.

We'll be solid with the starting five but the bench still comes in as a question.

We were able to get some bench players in, get them some playing time and some experience.

When it left, I knew it was on line. It was just whether it was too long or too short. I knew it was on line because I was right there with her (in front of the bench). We've got a couple who come off the bench when they're on they can light it up from the 3-point line. She did a really good job tonight, I know that.

We are becoming resilient. We are understanding that there are going to be injuries and we just have to deal with them each game, each half. We are doing our best and the guys coming in off the bench are doing a great job so I am happy with the overall performance.

We're a little smaller this year, but we have more threats offensively, I think. Our bench is a little deeper; we're getting a lot of good play from a lot of guys.

We played good enough defense to get the win. Fowler and Dorsey had great nights for us. We are getting strong play off the bench and are happy to be 2-0 in conference play.

Those guys came in off the bench and did a great job. In the last six and a half minutes of the third quarter, they held Johnson to six points and scored 18. That kind of depth and energy coming off the bench makes us a more difficult team to play against.

With all the guys on the bench, we feel comfortable having them in the game. There's always someone on the bench who should be playing. That's a nice problem to have.

We rebounded well after a sluggish first half. Our bench gave us a good spark.

We really picked up in the second quarter and they (Flandreau) cooled off, and we had some good contributions from our bench that helped us get back in the ball game.

We don't have a great bench ? I told you that in September. And we don't have a great scoring bench. But there's a lot of teams that don't have great benches.

We don't fight and we're all really nice to each other. Everyone hugs you after a win, whether they sat on the bench or played the whole game.

Well, I've got my book carousel over here that was built for me and the bench to match it. The guy that I date did it for me, and it's real important to me.

We played to win from start to finish. Some things didn't go our way and I think the guys persevered tonight. It was nice to hear in the final seconds the guys up on the bench believing we could still win.

We played short-handed all year long ourselves. The advantage that Old Dominion had over us was that when they played short-handed, they still had nine people ready to play. We went to a short bench where we played seven all year long.

We had good contributions off the bench as well. It was a balanced effort and solid defense.

We had good bench play from Ann tonight. Her shooting and rebounding really sparked us.

We had two players with double-doubles and both Katie and Amanda did a great job out there. Amanda came off the bench for 12 and 12. They both played very well tonight.

You are at the bench most of the time. You are at the beck and call of the dentist.

We've got the deepest bench in the state. Even with a few of our key players hurt, we've still got seven or eight guys deep. We work the 3/4-court man (defense) the whole time and by the end of the game they were worn out.

We've got talent in every area of the field. The first 11 and the next seven or eight guys who sit on the bench are all plenty good enough to come in and do the job every week as well. That ups the tempo in practice every day and that's why we're working so hard and playing so well.

We've got some quality kids off the bench and that's going to help us down the stretch. We're also starting to define some roles, which is good.

We're working pretty hard in practice. When out bench gets in, they do pretty well. We're blending well. The chemistry is there.

We're really right where we were at most of the year. The difference being, when trouble comes, and it will, we don't have a bench to go to if the trouble lurks in the post. We don't have a big guy to go to.

We're really proud of our kids' efforts tonight. Kids came off the bench and helped us - we had a really good night.

We have a lot of depth on the team, and I think people on the bench can really pull through at times. It may be difficult, but we're relied upon to get the job done.

We have always been big on guys on the bench being versatile.

We couldn't ask for much more than that from our starters. Now we just need to get our bench more involved and we'll be in good shape.

We can't have Jamie sitting on the bench for very long. Jamie's got to find a way to keep herself on the floor.

We came out flat with no intensity, and Barton took advantage of it early. They pressured us, and when they went to their bench they kept the pressure up throughout the game. We just didn't respond.

We have the team. We're balanced and athletic. Our bench is great, and our bullpen depth is better. We just need to worry about each day and go from there. We need our pitchers healthy, and this spring looks good as far as health.

Yeah, pretty much. It's a credit to them because, statistically, their bench has not been that good. The biggest thing I saw was we gave them too many opportunities by giving them the ball back too many times on turnovers.

You know, he's been playing like that for us all year. People say 'Why doesn't he start?' It's so nice to grab him off the bench and bring him on the floor. He does things for us and he's comfortable with that role.

When I first started, I never thought I could ever bench 500 pounds. Then, when I got that, I never dreamed I could do 600. And 700? I couldn't even fathom the possibility of doing that.

We needed something dramatic. Maybe you have a different perspective when you're seeing it from the bench. It's kind of interesting how you can see things a whole lot easier from the bench than from when you're on the floor.

We needed those guys to step up for us. And they did. Mike was involved from the beginning and A.J. stepped up for me when I was struggling tonight. It's great when you get that bench production and those guys come in with that confidence.

We have kids that are willing to sacrifice to win games. Everyone practices hard and then some have to sit the bench in games. ..That?s just our tradition and the kids bought into it.