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I missed a layup I normally make all the time. – Ja Morant	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think we really built some foundational pieces this year that are really going to serve us well moving forward. Extremely proud of the guys. Extremely proud of the coaching staff, we ran into a really good team tonight that was just a little bit too much for us. Houston stretched its lead to 10 points three different times before halftime. The Wildcats missed seven of their first eight shots, and trailed by double digits for the first time after Houston scored seven points in a 57-second span for a 14-4 lead. That quick spurt included Shead getting a rebound to start a fastbreak that ended with his pass to Ramon Walker Jr. in the left corner for an open 3, and a driving layup by Edwards after a turnover. Taze Moore, a graduate transfer, had a career-high 21 points in Houston’s second-round win over Illinois, but Taze Moore early 3 to make it 5-0 Houston in the first two minutes was all Taze Moore ’d score against The Wildcats. Taze Moore committed Taze Moore third personal foul with 9:22 left and played only 17 minutes overall. – Tommy Lloyd	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I was thinking about, instead of shooting a layup, just turn around, throw it back out and let a guy shoot a 3, at the end of the day, that probably would be more fruitful for us than having guys continue to miss layups. – West Virginia	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I smoked the layup, i had a good steal, was going against the clock. I just blew the layup. ... It's a tough loss. What can you say? We've got another game (Thursday). – Jaylen Brown	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We made mistakes, we turned it over. They made mistakes, turned it over. Jaylen missed a layup at the end, we threw it right to him, we had three turnovers down the stretch, they missed a few shots. It was anybody’s game. We are thrilled that we got the victory. We played hard enough to win. – Gregg Popovich	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I thought I drove and created contact, the refs saw it differently. Everybody says put the pressure on the rim at the end of the game, don't settle. I thought I did that. I thought I created contact. I guess I've got to make the layup. – Zach LaVine	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I liked the layup. Naz is going to be good for a long time. I know that he’s hurting right now, missing that one, but he had an unbelievable (second) half, we were content with the 2 or 3 at that point. … But going into Naz, we thought that was a safety because he was so effective down there. – The Timberwolves	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
She is such a layup that investors would probably be disappointed if Biden didn't name her, she really is the perfect person for this position. – John Norris	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There's a good chance they can survive, but this is no layup, this is going to be a three-pointer deep in the corner with time running out. – Craig Johnson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Anyone following Canadian politics right now understands its not a layup for Justin Trudeau. – Ian Bremmer	Found on FOX News 4 years ago

I missed a layup I normally make all the time.

– Ja Morant

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think we really built some foundational pieces this year that are really going to serve us well moving forward. Extremely proud of the guys. Extremely proud of the coaching staff, we ran into a really good team tonight that was just a little bit too much for us. Houston stretched its lead to 10 points three different times before halftime. The Wildcats missed seven of their first eight shots, and trailed by double digits for the first time after Houston scored seven points in a 57-second span for a 14-4 lead. That quick spurt included Shead getting a rebound to start a fastbreak that ended with his pass to Ramon Walker Jr. in the left corner for an open 3, and a driving layup by Edwards after a turnover. Taze Moore, a graduate transfer, had a career-high 21 points in Houston’s second-round win over Illinois, but Taze Moore early 3 to make it 5-0 Houston in the first two minutes was all Taze Moore ’d score against The Wildcats. Taze Moore committed Taze Moore third personal foul with 9:22 left and played only 17 minutes overall.

– Tommy Lloyd

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was thinking about, instead of shooting a layup, just turn around, throw it back out and let a guy shoot a 3, at the end of the day, that probably would be more fruitful for us than having guys continue to miss layups.

– West Virginia

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I smoked the layup, i had a good steal, was going against the clock. I just blew the layup. ... It's a tough loss. What can you say? We've got another game (Thursday).

– Jaylen Brown

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We made mistakes, we turned it over. They made mistakes, turned it over. Jaylen missed a layup at the end, we threw it right to him, we had three turnovers down the stretch, they missed a few shots. It was anybody’s game. We are thrilled that we got the victory. We played hard enough to win.

– Gregg Popovich

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I thought I drove and created contact, the refs saw it differently. Everybody says put the pressure on the rim at the end of the game, don't settle. I thought I did that. I thought I created contact. I guess I've got to make the layup.

– Zach LaVine

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I liked the layup. Naz is going to be good for a long time. I know that he’s hurting right now, missing that one, but he had an unbelievable (second) half, we were content with the 2 or 3 at that point. … But going into Naz, we thought that was a safety because he was so effective down there.

– The Timberwolves

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

She is such a layup that investors would probably be disappointed if Biden didn't name her, she really is the perfect person for this position.

– John Norris

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There's a good chance they can survive, but this is no layup, this is going to be a three-pointer deep in the corner with time running out.

– Craig Johnson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Anyone following Canadian politics right now understands its not a layup for Justin Trudeau.

– Ian Bremmer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

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