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We can be dangerous in the playoffs, ... A team that others would not want to play.

Jovan Kirovski

We're in the playoffs, but we're not looking ahead. We'll have to play well on Friday night against Harrison Central. They will be ready to play. they have a good team.

Kevin Burdine

We had New England and now Baltimore - it can only help us. Those two teams are going to be in the playoffs. Everybody knows that.

Nate Poole

We're just finishing up and the season isn't over yet. We're not making the playoffs, but the season's still going on. We still want to compete until the end and we've got no more games left.

Monta Ellis

You focus on your end goal -- to make the playoffs. You know what you have to accomplish every night to do that. You go out there and try to win that game. It's a dogfight. When you have this many teams bunched up this tight, it's almost like the last one standing gets to go to the playoffs.

Jeff Conine

It's going to be a breakthrough year for this team. We're not just playing the games just to play. We're playing for the playoffs.

Rashean Mathis

The last three years we've been eliminated from the playoffs on the last drive of the game. We've been close the last three years. We have to find out what it takes to get us through that barrier.

Mark Reeve

It could actually be good to take a loss in the round-robin instead of making one in the playoffs, because sooner or later you will lose.

Anette Norberg

I want to set up divisions at each level for the playoffs.

David Hartman

We probably won't have a choice. [Jokinen] wanted to get it done just to get it out of the way, but now that he knows things are [going] very, very slow, he's going to accept it and just focus on making the playoffs and making sure this season means something for the Panthers.

Mark Gandler

The critical factor for this team is they have to remain disciplined and focused. I think that's what kept them from the playoffs last year and the year before.

Saundra Hess

We have a lot of good teams in front of us and these teams could make the playoffs. If we don't do well in those games, we could very well be watching the playoffs at the end of the year. We have a lot of work in front of us.

Dick Mynahan

Sure, it would be nice to win that, but honestly, it isn't all that important, ... No one cares if you had the best record if you get bounced out of the playoffs in the first round.

Steve Ralston

This win is very big for us, and we know that they're physical. However, we also know that we can beat them, so we will see what happens in the playoffs.

Rick Coughlin

Coming into the playoffs, this was the statement we wanted to make. Everyone knows we're ready to play.

Allen Huddleston

We know that one point is all that we need to clinch. We're not going to take these guys lightly, and we don't want any bad habits going into the playoffs.

Drew Omicioli

This was a big game because we only have six games left, and we're still trying to make the playoffs. We still don't know how to finish games, and it's clearly something we need to work on.

Jon Reed

We got to pretty much every chance we had. In the playoffs [you can't] make an error. Don't give [the other team] a chance.

Bryan Baucom

It's a much better route through the playoffs if you finish second. It's been a long time since a team around here finished second — it's very exciting.

Joni Vaughan

Our attitude is still great. Our work ethic is great. We aspire to make the playoffs, so we still have a lot to play for.

Dan Starkey

We'd obviously like to get in (the playoffs) as quick as possible. We just have to continue to play well. We shot ourselves in the foot tonight.

Joe Szekely

It is so much fun. It's a great feeling to have those butterflies in your stomach. To get that feeling, it's the best feeling. It's hard to get that for 82 (regular-season) games. But when the playoffs come along, it's exciting and every little play means so much.

Nolan Pratt

You're really going to see the difference between the Battle of Alberta in the playoffs and in the regular season. Now at playoff time, you can definitely call it a Battle of Alberta.

Georges Laraque

They wanted someone who had played in the playoffs, which I had. And they wanted someone who could win for them, which I did.

Don Strock

Everybody was disappointed with the way we finished. We all thought we were going to get in the playoffs that last week, but it didn't work out.

Jhonny Peralta

We missed the playoffs, but most of the girls improved their averages from last season.

Chris Cherry

You guys know better than anybody that there are good days and there are bad days, ... I'm not saying we're going to the playoffs this year. But it sure is nice to win the first one.

Wayne Huizenga

If we can get it back in the last six to eight games then we have a chance to regroup for the playoffs. The good thing is that they're six winnable games. We have to get back to playing with each other.

Shawn Knaub

We think we still have a chance to make the playoffs and we're not quitting on each other.

Mike Comrie

The support of Steelers fans is always strong, especially when they get in the playoffs. The farther they go, the stronger the support for Steelers.

Jeff Hennion

It's definitely an area we need to improve. If we could have improved our power play last season, just four or five per cent, we would have been in the playoffs easily.

Shawn Horcoff

Braves business is doing just fine. Our regular-season [financials] will not be in the black, but the losses are now very small and very manageable. And hopefully with a reasonable performance in the playoffs we'll get to that magic number of break even.

Terry Mcguirk

It wasn't one of our best games of the year. But this type of game gets us over the hump to begin the playoffs.

David Burgee

I really can't explain it, but I'm proud of the way we fought and I just hate to see it end like this. I'm proud of the season that we had, but I'd rather for it to end in the playoffs than end without going.

Anthony Lewis

My God, ... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs?

Wade Boggs

I've been telling him that he's 'The Man' and to play the way he's been playing all year. He's played well against this team so he doesn't need to put too much pressure on himself because it's the playoffs.

Lorenzen Wright

We controlled our own fate and we won two very important games. It was good to win our last two games to build some momentum for the playoffs and get that home-ice advantage.

Mike Sirant

You want to go into the playoffs with confidence. Winning the division, that's right in front of us. Getting a home game, that's huge.

David Diehl

As far as playoffs, I don't think there's a better sport than playoff hockey. It's do or die. Nothing else matters but the 60 minutes you're out there. If you don't get it done that time you've got 60 more minutes the next night.

Rod Branch

It doesn't mean a thing. We've got to bring our best game to win in the playoffs, no matter who we play.

Bret Hedican

The only thing that would have made the season better was making the playoffs. Luckily I got some of the offensive goals that I set for myself.

Ryan Harvey

All we want to do is win. If we win, we make up ground in the wild card and the division. All I care about is getting to the playoffs any way possible.

Travis Hafner

We had a lead in that game and we blew it. We have to learn to pull those games out. ... We're trying to make the playoffs and every point counts. If you miss it by one point, you probably look back at this game.

Mike Van Ryn

The way he played the last five games of the season and the first four games of the playoffs, we made our decision based on that. We have the depth at forward that we can afford to keep him back there . . . He's doing a great job for us and gives us some depth at our back end.

Jacques Beaulieu

Our defense is improving. We know going into the playoffs we have to be very solid defensively. That's a high quality team with or without Aldrich.

Chuck Tolo

It's the perfect time to be hot. Everybody knows it's tough to face a hot team in the playoffs, and right now we're hot.

Teemu Selanne

Like everybody says, he's got to get to the playoffs -- that's the key. All this he's doing now, he's been doing that. But you've got to make the playoffs.

Jeff Mcinnis

When you get to the playoffs, you can't afford to turn the ball over. Free throw shooting is always important too. That's an area that we need to work on.

Herman Walton

Yesterday, I told the girls we needed to score nine goals to win. That's exactly what we did. We knew we were going to need a little more offense in the playoffs.

Chris Murin

I believe we have good athletes. They understand the jump. I honestly believe we are capable of having a chance to be in the playoffs.

Tim Foote

It makes it hard to make the playoffs. But if you make it in this district, you know you earned it.

Scott Mitchell

It's going to be a good game. Hannan played us tough in the playoffs the last two years … but we won both games.

Josh Aciukewicz

We play each other for a reason. We need this kind of competition to get ready for district. They need to get ready for the playoffs.

Jennifer Grubb

The playoffs are something new to a lot of our guys. We got off to a slow start, but once they got on us 1-0, the guys stepped up and fought back.

Matt Hayes

The team they had in the playoffs was totally different from the team we played earlier in the season. We knew that coming in.

Don Henry

You can't miss out on those chances. It is too late in the playoffs and a good team will make you pay.

Travis Dotterer

This win kept us from being mathematically eliminated (for the conference title). If we had lost, we would have been eliminated with four losses. It was a huge win for seeding purposes for the playoffs.

Patrick Springer

It was a big momentum thing for us, and the kids showed a lot of heart coming back from that deficit. We're going in with the attitude that we can beat any team, but we know that every team in the playoffs is good and has confidence, so we'll just play hard and see what happens.

Pat Flaherty

It's like a preparation for war. It literally is. We're conditioned as athletes to recognize the culmination of our season. Here it is. You have to change your attitude as you go into the playoffs, change your mentality, change how you go about every day. As a player, you basically have to extend yourself past your normal boundaries, because once you're done, you're done. You see the finish line.

Aaron Ward

We're thrilled to make the playoffs but our work's far from over. We have our sights set on first place. That's where we eventually want to be.

Bo Cheesman

The regular season is a marathon. It's a long season, and there's no way you can play that hard for that many games a year. …The playoffs are more of a sprint when you have to give that extra 20, 25 percent that you might not give when you are playing the fourth game in five nights during the season.

Troy Neumeier

It hasn't always been easy. We've had bumps in the roads both years. We've won some games we weren't supposed to win, and we've lost some games we were supposed to win. But in the end, the last two years, we won the last game to get into the playoffs. So from that standpoint, we put the expectations on ourselves. We expect to win.

Terry Bradway

I would think it's a no-brainer you carry three catchers (in the playoffs). And there are no other catchers on the roster. Mike did a heck of a job defensively. ... Mike can be proud of the fact when he caught in the big leagues, the lead didn't diminish at all.

Danny Sheaffer

You guys know it always takes me a couple months before I get it going anyway in a season. I should be ready for the playoffs.

Patrik Elias

It's a real marvel. You have some other guys in the league that are basically being saved for the playoffs. Cliff is able to play, wants to play and can log big minutes.

Lawrence Frank

This was a good confidence-builder for us. It gets us one step closer to the playoffs.

Chad Anderson

We've gotten so used to them making the playoffs, to not even come close was a disappointment. But I've been following the minor league development of the Red Sox on the Web, and it looks like we're going to have a much better, much more competitive team with genuine prospects this year.

Jeff Dunham

It's amazing what the playoffs does for a team. I don't understand it.

Dwan Hurt

What an atmosphere for a high school football game. It was just the fourth game of the season. But it was what you'd expect out of a game in the second round of the playoffs.

Tim Simon

This is the greatest season. My kids have good team chemistry and they have executed well on the field. I'm really pleased. After Friday we're going to be looking at going into the playoffs, and we're excited about that.

Aimee Bates

We want to go 5-0 in these last games. We're not thinking playoffs yet. We want to go win all five, but we want to do it one game at a time.

Tracy Zamora

Honestly, I think that helped us out a lot. It definitely got us focused more and really realize what we have to do game-in and game-out, especially if we want to make that run in the playoffs.

Andrew Didonato

Two things can happen. We can make the playoffs and beat our cross-town rivals.

Jonathan Arceneaux

It changes a lot and it gives us a lot to play for. The playoffs are possible. These guys really needed that win. Now, they know they can win. Before that, they may not have believed. Now, they know they can. They believe that they can win.

Greg Dixon

We didn't play (Tuesday night). We just kind of went through the motions. We could've had a chance to make the playoffs, but this team was too strong.

Bill Sacco

If we want to make a run in the playoffs, we have to be under control and willing to share the basketball.

Darryl Adams

Of course, you've always got (San Antonio) in the corner of your eye. Phoenix, too. Home-court advantage is very important in the playoffs.

Marquis Daniels

The girls just kept battling. This is a good win for them heading into district (playoffs).

Mike Dillman

You can always work off last year. You can be happy, but anything can happen in the playoffs, so you'd kind of like to take it to the next level, step it up in the playoffs. That's what we failed to do (last year).

Kevin Keane

I like the way he goes about his business. He goes right after the hitters and when his breaking ball is working it's a very effective pitch. He'll be our fourth guy in the playoffs.

Butch Hobson

That's what you've got to do in the playoffs. I like it when the team does it like that, because it builds confidence.

Jake Peavy

As long as we go to the playoffs, that's all I care about. I'm going to do what I can to get us there.

A.j. Burnett

The SWC playoffs are still our goal. But with the way we've played I'm not counting us out of the (CIAC) Division III playoffs.

Pete Maxfield

I really felt we could have played a lot better. You feel better when you play well and get a win, but in the playoffs, you'll take the win.

Ashley Lloyd

I don?t look at the standings. Just over 50 points puts us in the playoffs right now, right?

Jason Chimera

I have been in the playoffs a lot of years and I have never played a game where I didn't get into a one-and-one in either half.

Richard Hoogendoorn

We are going to be in the black. No doubt about that. And the playoffs, which we don't consider when we're doing our budget for the year, will be gravy from a financial standpoint.

Daniel Dipofi

I like these scrappy matches; battles, you know. That's what it's going to be in the playoffs, when it comes down to the end, so it was a good, fun game.

Santino Quaranta

When you are competitive, you have a need to succeed. Success can be placing first or making the playoffs and if you don't make it, you feel like you let people down and you feel like a failure.

Bill Bestwick

The guys stepped up and shot well and that is what we need in the playoffs. We hope to shoot well tomorrow in the regional final.

Duane Joubert

Hopefully I can bring some more energy and I can give a couple more goals this season and hopefully we can make the playoffs.

Petr Prucha

We can't expect to get in the playoffs like this. We have to find a way to score some goals.

Jamie Langenbrunner

Most people didn't expect us to make the playoffs, let alone to be second in (Region 5-3A).

Teresa Jones

Alex is an experienced NHL player who has had a lot of different experience here in North America and with his [Russian] national team and is capable of having an impact in a high-competition game. I think he's enjoying the atmosphere of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with its heightened awareness and acuteness of competition.

Bob Gainey

That is not a huge deal to us, the streak I guess. Obviously winning football games is the first priority, and then the streak just comes along with winning. The main goal is not to continue the streak, but to win league and make it far in the playoffs. That is our goal.

Corey Moran

With playoffs coming up, we decided that this was the best decision. I think everyone was in agreement.

Rich Cathcart

I'm glad people aren't picking us to win this division or make the playoffs. That just means we're going to surprise people. I'm OK with that.

Sal Fasano

We got behind the last time we played Meridian and ran out of time. Anything can happen in the playoffs.

Sheila Smith

I thought we played very well ... and we needed to get a win before the playoffs. I'm glad I was able to do my part and score the two goals.

Jovan Kirovski

We just don't take chances with the playoffs being here. But he should be fine.

Arnie Kander

We could send some individuals into the playoffs.

Jeff Tracy

Our goal is to close the gap and we're in complete control of that. I think the girls are beginning to sense that (the playoffs) could become a reality.

Saundra Hess

We didn't have a bunch of divisions then. If you won your league, you advanced to the playoffs. If you finished second, like we did many times, you went home.

Bill Whittaker

It's a blessing we were even in the playoffs, ... or even made it to the second round. So I wouldn't say it's that disappointing.

Kabeer Gbaja biamila

What our players learned from that loss is that you can't take anything for granted, especially in the playoffs, ... If you take off for one play, it could be that same play that sends you home.

Keith Wilkes

It's a good feeling. When you're not going to the playoffs, it's the championship we're going for.

Mike Pline

We're excited for the playoffs, but we need to beat St. Hubert's [Feb. 7] and Archbishop Ryan [Feb. 9], which will be tough matches.

Norman O'rourke

This is a big win for us. We haven't had a season like this in a long time. Though its still early, we're looking at the playoffs.

Steve Box

Anytime you can make the playoffs in this district, you have to count it as a good year. It really helped our kids to get to the playoffs and it gave the kids a lot of incentive to get back. The kids stepped up with the new system. Hopefully, this year we'll be better than we were last year.

David Plunk

These are critical games for us, in terms of going to the playoffs. In fact, these games right now, at the end of the season, these are the playoffs for us. They start now.

Jen Munhofen

I hope it gives us some momentum going into the playoffs. It was a great way to close out the regular season.

Joe Wolf

When I first met with them in August, the goal was we were going to make the state playoffs. The kids have really stepped up to the plate all through the year. I've seen improvements in all aspects.

Roger Svennson

I think we have to learn from it and break things down a little bit. We have to learn from our mistakes, learn what we did well and what we can do well in the playoffs.

Brian Pritts

We're happy with five points. We've had some breakdowns, but we're also getting wins going into the playoffs. We're gearing up, working on the little things so that we'll be firing on all cylinders.

Steve Hildenbrand

Obviously, that's saying something about our defensive play and our goaltending. Those are the things you need going into the playoffs.

Chris Harrington

If we can beat some teams going to the playoffs, we could probably throw some mud in the water.

Jacque Jones

We knew coming in that there were four teams that were going to battle for it, and who ever didn't make it would be a team that could do something in the playoffs.

Tony Rossi

Our kids really got something out of that game, which we hope will help us out down the road for the playoffs.

Bill Gallagher

Some people will say it doesn't matter, but I think it was a pretty important win just because of losing those four in the playoffs and going 0-6 here this year, ... We need to mentally know that we can come here and beat these guys. I think we do know that. We just have to come out and do it. The fact that we did it tonight will help us mentally.

Brad Lidge

We are very disappointed. He was having a great year and he's going to miss out on the Olympics and the playoffs. . . . The best hockey is coming up right now. That's where the disappointment lies. But it's the right decision to take care of this now.

Matt Keator

Not even one time I fouled him. Because he's Kobe and I'm young, he gets the call. I bet Raja would not get one of them. I'm learning. Hopefully, in the playoffs, I'll get a chance to guard him.

Leandro Barbosa

We've had talks, ... I know that I would like to come back, especially after how close we came to making the playoffs this season.

Richie Adubato

The players want to get in the playoffs and win a championship for Bob. We still are very committed to his vision. The foundation of this team happened through Bob.

Jeff Agoos

The difference from this time compared to last year is we are more focused on our goals. We know what it's like to not make the playoffs and that is something we have in mind. We know what we have to do to get things done and we just have to do that.

Cheryl White

There's no good way to do it. Obviously, we didn't do enough on the field this year to get in the playoffs, and that's what we're judged upon.

Mike Rosenthal

He can play the one, two or three, and we've talked about the four or five, ... You can find a bunch (of playing time) for a guy who can play like that. He can even rebound. If you're going up against a Josh Howard in the playoffs, you need somebody that's 6-5. He's a perfect fit for us.

Carroll Dawson

We feel whoever we hire will be a good fit for our program. They will have a chance to put their own stamp on the program without the pressure of the playoffs.

Gina Uccelli

There's always going to be some tough bounces that are going to decide the games, and in the playoffs all the teams are good. We feel confident that we'll have our best effort.

Nils Ekman

We know we're not getting any younger. We're a team that gained quite a bit of experience here the last four years of the playoffs. We've also had early exits the last four years.

Brendan Morrison

The winner of this game takes a leg up on making the playoffs.

Joey Marcoux

Our goal is to make the playoffs and do well.

Brian Shipley

If we can pull it off against Burk on Friday, then that will give us a very good chance to make the playoffs.

Harold Jackson

Sometimes in this game, you have to have a short memory. You have to leave it at the rink and leave it alone. We're excited to be in the playoffs and to be playing at home in the playoffs.

Craig Adams

Our team is whole. Last season, we didn't feel whole going into the playoffs.

Sharon Dillon

It's a little bit disappointing, because we did have a chance to get into the playoffs all the way until this last series. But the guys did well and continued battling through the end.

Julio Garcia

There is a lot of jockeying for position and our goal is to get home ice in the playoffs. There are a lot of teams that are all playing for that.

Adam Hall

If a Canadian team goes deep into the playoffs, that will definitely increase the interest.

Nick Allen

Once you get to the playoffs everyone is 0-0. It's all about this series and getting the momentum.

Todd Steverson

If we can get that one, we'll be in pretty good shape in the playoffs. There's an outside chance that we could get a No. 2 seed, and we could go down as far as No. 5.

Lynn Ribolini

Our first goal this year was to make the playoffs, and that we did. This is three wins in a row, and a playoff spot.

Rachelle Lemieux

We've really got no shot at the playoffs. That goal is gone.

Gary Popovich

With our schedule, it'll be hard to predict how we'll do. But I'd be disappointed if we're not back in contention for the playoffs again.

Larry Wolf

We lose two seniors who were tremendous in their roles. We'll miss them, but we had a lot of young people playing in the playoffs and we'll learn from this.

Jen Milne

We're definitely gunning for the playoffs. We've been talking about the playoffs since (the start of) conditioning.

Jim Jaskowski

This year, we have so much more offense. Last year, we made the playoffs, but got Branson in the first round. This year, except for Branson, there are 10 teams going to the playoffs with about the same skill level.

Jack Mcmahon

They had some guys that were banged up and so did we. With all that happening I think we played a solid game. We didn't make too many mistakes and we buried four goals. If we can score four goals each game, I think we're going to do pretty well in the playoffs.

Bryan Bridges

I am not happy with that. I told the girls that in the playoffs I would give them 10 more points each game, but right now, we are not there.

Gene Sarazen

Playing 40 minutes is a priority. We have to try and play like that to prepare for the playoffs because they're right around the corner.

Nykesha Sales

It's fun, but it would be more fun to be on the other side and going to the playoffs.

Lenny Harris

We are going to give it our best shot against Crosby. It will be a tough game but our goal is to get the win so we can move on in the playoffs.

Darin Harley

This gives us good practice for what it's going to be like in the playoffs.

Chris Klein

It definitely gave me some more exposure. I doubt I would have been able to get a Division I scholarship without our late push in the playoffs.

Mark Payne

Potentially, we can go very far. But we can't look too far ahead because in our section, anybody can beat anybody and if you want to make the playoffs, you cannot overlook anybody.

George Williams

It's playoffs, and there was a little bitter taste in our mouths (from last season).

Amanda Fleischman

I certainly think we should make the playoffs. And we'd like to go further than we did last year. I think we can.

Greg Tabor

Last year against Brentwood (in the playoffs) we were up ten points and they came back and beat us. We weren't letting that happen again. We're peaking at the right time.

Christian Goetz

They've got a really good team. That game could've gone either way. They're as a good an offensive team as we've faced and they're hungry because they haven't been in the playoffs for a while.

Dick Mynahan

I'm pretty sure that if we win, we're through (to the playoffs). I can't imagine that with five conference wins we wouldn't go through.

Kris Henry

I see a game in the 60s and a game similar to last year, and that's not our style. The thing is they are going to shoot better, they are going to be excited to play at home and it's the playoffs.

Tony Martinucci

We've got a great team. We're going to work towards that goal of putting ourselves in the playoffs.

Matt Murton

That was our goal, to go undefeated and get a No. 1 seed in the playoffs. It's nice to make that a reality.

Dan Sheeran

We're still in the picture. Our backs are to the wall, but if we go out and take care of business, we've got a shot at the playoffs.

Ronnie Elmore

Just making it to the playoffs isn't enough for us as a team. I think we want to get further than making it to the playoffs.

Kevin Heath

We have accomplished one goal, and that was to get a share of third place in district. Our next goal is to play as hard as we can to make the playoffs.

Stephanie Ansel

(Fleury) played well, but after a game like this, the bottom line is that we have to look at the way we played and the mistakes we made. If we want to make the playoffs, this is the kind of game we just can't have at this time of the year.

Saku Koivu

The playoffs are very challenging and we have a long road ahead of us. We are not guaranteed that we will win anything so the girls know we have to practice and work hard if we want to advance in the playoffs.

Rachael Scoggin

We play great for a half, with a lot of energy, [and] we play calm in the offense. In the second half, we lost energy on defense, we lost concentration on the game. These things happen a lot this year. We should be more keen on getting to the playoffs.

Andres Nocioni

It's not going to change the way that I approach the games. Doesn't matter what line you are or where you are in the lineup, it's certainly a team effort, emphasized even more here in the playoffs.

Brad Winchester

Now that everybody has some games under their belts, they know what's expected of them. We execute and make hustle plays. We're trying to get our confidence up now that we're heading for the playoffs.

Lamond Murray

We had some doubts early on as to whether we'd even make the playoffs. It's been an up-and-down season. People said we weren't going to make the playoffs. It's been a mental grind and frustrating at parts of the season, but we worked through it.

Ben Gordon

You always want to feel better but I'm good. My thing is once you get to the playoffs, you do whatever it takes. You've got to lay it on the line.

Brian Jordan

They were bummed that the playoffs kind of ended, but they are professionals and they know we've got to get better next year.

John Ellinger

Obviously when you play, you play to win. That's our goal, to go out and win the region first and then hopefully do well in the playoffs.

Alex Lee

Hopefully we can correct some things before the second half of the season and make a push for the playoffs.

Ron Richards

It's a big win, even though Orlando wasn't playing for anything. We wanted to come out and be playing positive and continue to do some good things and try to bring those good things to the playoffs.

Stephen Jackson

We're coming. It's maybe a little slower than we'd like, but we're coming and we have a lot of confidence in here. ... I think the team is learning how we need to play in the playoffs.

Brian Campbell

I think Metro sets teams up for the playoffs. Metro is one of the toughest leagues. You have to come to play.

Michelle Hall

We're making the playoffs. I'm guaranteeing that. We're going to make the playoffs.

Stephon Marbury

I don't want to talk about any goals. My goal was to make the playoffs before the season. And I've been in many playoffs and you just never know.

Jaromir Jagr

They got one and we need to go five now. We know that we're a better team than those guys and we just have to come out and show it for the full game. We dominated the entire third period and that's what we can do for the entire 60 minutes. We came on strong, but in the playoffs that's not good enough.

Bryan Bridges

It's going to be a challenge on the boards. We're going to have to fight hard for rebounds. We just need to play like we've been playing, because we've planned all year to be playing our best basketball in the playoffs.

Wake Wood

It has no bearing on this game. They're a team trying to get into the playoffs; we're a team trying to get home court in the playoffs.

Mike Thibault

I didn't see us in the playoffs (when this season started).

Joe Hicks

Clinching the area is one more of our goals. We've played it here three of the last four years. Our goal is to get back in the playoffs. Winning the area is a big help.

Chris Goodman

(Division-leading Long Island) could very easily be 10 up the way we've been struggling. There are things we've got to do to get ready for the playoffs.

Butch Hobson

(It's to) kind of stress the importance of how important those goals are and how important it is to get in front of the net, getting those dirty goals because usually that's what wins games in the playoffs.

Justin Abdelkader

We're so eager to get back in the playoffs and make another run. We want to show that we're not just a great football team but that we're also a great basketball team, too.

Darren Shepherd

It's worse than we originally thought. Hopefully he's ready to play by the playoffs.

Bill Plummer

We've had a lot of close games recently and we've been battling hard. Every game in the playoffs will be a battle. We all realize this and are aware of how important our success in the playoffs is, not only for us as a team, but for this organization.

Brent Lammers

Coming from behind to win against a good team like Murray-Wright gives us confidence heading into the PSL playoffs next week. It gives us some momentum.

James Reynolds

Better now than the AFC championship or the playoffs.

Willie Parker

He's nasty. That's why the Yankees went and got him and that's why Chicago has him now. He's going to be huge for them in the playoffs.

Chris Shelton

It was a heart-breaking loss. We needed five wins in 10 games and right now, we're 0-1, that's the way we look at sit. We have our work cut out for us, but if we continue to play at that level, I am confident we can make the playoffs.

Larry Vieira

It's a great confidence boost. It helps us as we go into the district playoffs.

Cory Neal

To get up three on a team that's battling for the playoffs themselves is big.

P.k. O'handley

We're in the middle of it right now. We're in the hunt for the playoffs and any tie or win is good, as long as we keep those (losses) out of there.

Jason Venable

We have to play like it's the playoffs (tonight). It is. We win, we're in. From here on in, it's lose and you're done.

Jason Kirby

We were one pitch away from missing the playoffs. I wish there was another way, but with 13 teams there is no other way. In two or three games, anything can happen.

Tracy Powell

I wish we could have gotten farther into the playoffs. But we got there, so that was good.

Bryan Thomas

We've been pretty relaxed, and we wanted to come and feel good going into the playoffs.

Kelly Miller