Sentences with phrase «game at this point in the year»

«We felt other teams were turning it up and the competitiveness and urgency in everyone's game at this point in the year was going up and ours wasn't.

Not exact matches

In his 15th season, at 33 years old, James is still as dominant as ever, averaging 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists per game while leading the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The courage of U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, for example: Marshall insisted for two years that the only way to defeat Hitler and his war machine was to land a large force in France, beat the German army, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German empire.

Arsenal are finishing the season with a flourish, with 7 wins in our last 8 games, so is he happy that his side are performing at the right time: «We won more games than last year, because we already have one point more than last year.»

However, our biggest issue seems to be the same old one we've had over the past years... Defending slender leads in tight games or winning with small margins when we are not at our best or when we need points the most!

Following the result Chelsea look overwhelming favourites to lift the Premier League trophy for the first time in five years as they sit 10 points clear at the top of the league, with just six games remaining.

Next up is struggling Crystal Palace and with the game being played at the Emirates stadium on new years day and looking at Palace's league position and recent form you might think it is another three points in the bag, except for the fact that they have a new manager in the shape of Sam Allardyce and according to a Sky Sports report the Palace defender Martin Kelly reckons that the Big Sam effect is already making itself felt at Selhurst Park.

The Tigers» offense last year was potent — it ranked fifth in the country in total yards and was the nation's only unit to score at least 30 points in all its regular - season games — but there were signs on Saturday that it can be even more explosive with Washington in the backfield.

The North - East side are now tenth in the table but still only nine points from the drop zone so O'Neill will not be getting complacent and though he saw Frazier Campbell make a successful comeback on the weekend, scoring at home to Middlesbrough in his first game in over a year, Sunderland could still do with more attacking options.

After their OT W on Sunday Night and Team Lalez's L, they are the owners of the longest - active W - streak in the League — 8 Games — and with two more Wins they'll have the longest this season... Most notably, they are 4th in the League in Points Per Game, a stat that would have seen remarkable a year ago at this time..

In his last three years at JSU, the Gamecocks never allowed more than 20 points per game.

After averaging 8.5 points per game last year, he put up 21.7 points and seven rebounds at the first circuit stop of the season in Brooklyn.

The point is he is a solid all - around player (meaning no real holes in his game except maybe his athleticism) RIGHT NOW, at freaking 18 years old!

If the intent was to convert him to a CF this should have started 5 years ago and by now he may have been a good CF.. At this point in my opinion, he should be played at the RW position, and I think the OX should start most games in the RW position which means that Theo should be a suAt this point in my opinion, he should be played at the RW position, and I think the OX should start most games in the RW position which means that Theo should be a suat the RW position, and I think the OX should start most games in the RW position which means that Theo should be a sub.

With two assists in a thrilling game, David Silva was instrumental for Manchester City as they took all three points in a tricky encounter against Hull City at the KC Stadium, showing all the class and quality on the ball that has made him one of Europe's best playmakers for the last few years.

He's at 10.7 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.1 rebounds a game per 36 minutes this year, after 10.9, 4.8 and 4.3 in 2012 - 2013.

In other words, these are years in which the losing team would've been favored by at least three points if the game had been played after bowl seasoIn other words, these are years in which the losing team would've been favored by at least three points if the game had been played after bowl seasoin which the losing team would've been favored by at least three points if the game had been played after bowl season:

By last Saturday night, when Jacobs and Haber were tugging on their gloves, everybody who was anybody in the game had assembled at the Y. Betting money began flowing like wine at an Italian wedding, because, in New York City, Jacobs is the Jewish Clark Kent, fine and clean and pure and strong and true, even if he is 36 years old and getting to the point where he combs his hair slightly forward to cover the thinning spot.

The 22 - year - old is proving his doubters wrong this term as he's made the right - back slot at Old Trafford his own, making more appearances this year than he has at any other point in the five years he's been at the club, playing 37 games.

It could be argued that that was what Pogba needed at Juventus given he was still young and developing his game, and at this point having had a number of years in high - pressure situations at a high level, he should have adapted and become a leader himself.

James is averaging 27 points a game with 9.1 assists, and 8.6 rebounds while leading the league in minutes at 33 years of age.

The 59 - year - old has earned plenty of praise this season, not only for the fact that Napoli continue to push defending Serie A champions Juventus in the title race, as they trail them by four points with seven games remaining, but more so because of the style of football that he has implemented at the San Paolo.

Miami did that on fourth - and - short at the Clemson 6, down 38 points in the last game of the year.

The Cardinals overcame quarterbacking issues late in the year — they averaged at least 5.8 yards per play and scored at least 31 points in each of their last four games.

The Cardinals faced third - and - five on their own 42 in the second quarter last Saturday at home against a defense that had dominated the previous five years, giving up 17.0 points per game, second - best in the nation.

At this point it seems very unlikely that USFL average ratings will fall below a mid-6 for the year — particularly with the expected rise in fan interest for the playoffs and the championship game in July.

Henry clearly thinks that Vardy has a screw loose and that he should have already snapped Wenger's offer up gratefully, pointing out that as the Leicester player is almost 30 and has only a few years left at the top of his game, this really is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

But we haven't challenged for the PL title for many years, and these are the problems, that we seem to have constantly: 1) We are letting in too many goals 2) «Physical teams» often seem to be able to beat us 3) We always loose too many points in the internal games against top opponents 4) We always have too many injuries 5) We have many matches, where the team seem unmotivated for at least one half In a single match or even a few matches, you can blame individual players or even the whole team for problems like the abovin too many goals 2) «Physical teams» often seem to be able to beat us 3) We always loose too many points in the internal games against top opponents 4) We always have too many injuries 5) We have many matches, where the team seem unmotivated for at least one half In a single match or even a few matches, you can blame individual players or even the whole team for problems like the abovin the internal games against top opponents 4) We always have too many injuries 5) We have many matches, where the team seem unmotivated for at least one half In a single match or even a few matches, you can blame individual players or even the whole team for problems like the abovIn a single match or even a few matches, you can blame individual players or even the whole team for problems like the above.

Florida State has lost its share of upset games in recent years, but there's nothing on the schedule at this point that most would circle as a likely loss.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

everyone seems to be in a rush to do interviews especially after the Man u game... its a big big win for us seeing as we have not had one over them in 4 years but in the name of all that is good this is AFC we are talking about and no matter how crucial a win is against one of our biggest rival we should just move on and focus on the next game and stop behaving and acting like a newly promoted side that caused a big upset by beating one of the favorites for the title... at the end of the day its a very important win but its still 3 points....

No matter what happened in the other Premier League games set to be played this weekend, there was always going to be a lot of pressure on Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players after our side had fallen out of the top four and into the worst position at this point of a season for over 10 years.

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

The Bulldogs arrived in Knoxville having allowed only 212.5 yards and 6.3 points per game, but at the first sign of adversity they reverted to the mediocrity that has been their trademark in recent years.

can you just imagine a top level club being so desperate that they would hire Wenger to manage their club... I guarantee that there is no truth to this story except the fact that he might have considered leaving Arsenal for a split second then he proceeded to lock himself in Kroenke's closet and threatened to harm himself with the plastic fork he always carries in his breast pocket, just in case there are free samples at the grocery store, until he was promised 2 more years... at which point they embraced one another in such an awkward fashion that Kroenke's mustache got stuck in Wenger's coat zipper... two hours or so later, once they were finally separated, they retired to Kroenke's private lounge where they watched his favourite movie «Major League» then played a quick game of Monopoly

if the Ox was played to either showcase his skills or to increase any potential bids because of his perceived importance to our starting 11, this was an incredibly risky move that could have cost us dearly... imagine if he was injured or played poorly, like he did, and this negatively impacted our ability to get the best available deal... more importantly, why was Wenger willing to play someone who obviously wants out in such an important game under false pretenses... this kind of behaviour might be less offensive in April, when things are done and dusted, but to do this following a loss against a supposed main rival that pipped us for fourth by a point last year, could be considered at best inappropriate and at worst treasonous... we can't afford to let this coach make business decisions on game day, which has gone on for far too long

At one point in the second quarter, the Hawks sent out a group that included three first - year players - Lee, John Collins and Tyler Dorsey - along with Isaiah Taylor, who had played all of four NBA games before this season.

In talking to Blalock over the years, he has that same passion for the game that Stevenson had — and which Anderson still has (he's now helping coach teams at Capital Christian - Sacramento)-- but it's likely he'll retire at some point.

With 90 minutes gone of Arsenal's game at West Brom it looked as if Arsenal fans were going to get a happy end of year party with 3 points in the bag, but Mike Dean whistled for a penalty that not even the West Brom players bothered shouting for.

Arsene Wenger himself has a big hurdle to overcome with his managerial record against Jose Mourinho, but the team themselves also have an awful record with games at Old Trafford, in fact we have to go back ten years for the last time we walked away with all three points in the League.

They were, at worst, in the 99.6 percentile in each of those years, peaking in 1930, when they scored 340 points in eight games, including 320 in six Rocky Mountain Conference contests.

And as someone who has declared this element of his game a full - on deal - breaker at various points in the past few years, I'll just say that I'm tired of bickering about it.

It has won its 13 other games with the same pattern of play that took it to last year's championship: an exquisite defense that one of these days may hold a rival to no points at all, and an undistinguished offense that often stutters so badly in the first half it may someday score no points at all.

While we'd usually consider «bigger» underdogs to be dogs getting at least 10 points, those are fairly uncommon in the postseason (only 24 such games over the last 8 years).

Even rivalry games have duds sometimes, and the Bayou Classic isn't any different: in 41 years, 14 games have been decided by at least 17 points, and 25 have been decided by at least 10.

If Harris averages the 62.9 yards he did last year, he will catch Brown in the Steelers» sixth game of the year, at which point Payton will be about 170 yards back.

We are at the top and its important we cement this position if we intend to become champions of this league, our long term injured players can not be depended on to win the title, when they may need 5 or more games to get into top gear, which may cause the lost of valuable points, so this janaury window may be the most vital window for arsenal in many years.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

These games tend to happen earlier in the season when FBS teams are playing FCS teams, and this year 30 + point road dogs have gone an astounding 51 - 20 ATS for +27 units.

However, Washington is 5 -0-1 at home versus New Jersey since the start of the 2015 calendar year; the Capitals last failed to earn a point in a home game versus the Devils in November 2014.