“The most important things was the free throw line, no question. The other thing was, down the stretch, I saw us lose our composure much more than I would have thought at this point of the season.”
Anne Donovan
“Down the stretch, the free-throw line was our nemesis. If we can get a couple of stops and make our free throws, it really shouldn't have come down to an overtime. But if you don't play a full 48 minutes, you leave too much to chance.”
Rick Carlisle
“An attempt at visualizing the Fourth Dimension: Take a point, stretch it into a line, curl it into a circle, twist it into a sphere, and punch through the sphere.”
Albert Einstein
“They are focused. There's no question about it. This is their stretch run, and they've got to make the best of it. They're going to be awfully tough.”
Lou Piniella
“We shot our free throws down the stretch.”
Rob Oliver
“During that good stretch last year, he showed that he could keep the ball down and throw his off-speed pitches behind in the count. It's an ongoing process, but I'm confident he'll do all the things necessary to take that next step this season.”
Jason LaRue
“Free throws down the stretch up us over the edge.”
Chris Valdez
