Sentences with phrase «team he played for as»

The 79 is also fitting because the Michigan State team he played for as a sophomore won the NCAA championship in 1979.

Not exact matches

You're still playing just as hard, you're doing all the things, but playoffs means if you have one team to focus on, that means you can study all your regular - season matchups against them, you can learn all the information you need to learn to prepare yourself for this playoff series.

The deal comes not long after Bell teamed up with Rogers (which owns Canadian Business) to buy a majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $ 1.32 billion, largely as a play for valuable sports programming.

He played for basketball powerhouse Midwest City High School in Oklahoma from his sophomore to senior years, a team that was ranked as high as third in the nation during his time, and played competition featuring Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Tyson Chandler.

Whether it's coaching a kids» sports team like the CEO of Insureon, playing a regular game of pickup soccer like celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, or extending a standing invitation to your friends for a Sunday evening supper like Huckabee, all the successful people profiled in the book plot out their weekends in advance (though not every minute; just a few «anchor events,» as Vanderkam dubs them) and make active use of the hours they have.

After playing for my high school team as a freshman, I decided to pursue tennis full time.

The logic: The Packers» offense looked bewildered last weekend in their shutout loss to the Vikings, but as home dogs in the final game of the season between two teams with nothing to play for but divisional pride, I like them to keep things close.

Fábregas returned home to rejoin team he had once played for as youth under the leadership of his idol, Pep Guardiola.

Thriving teams let their members play to their strengths, focusing on the tasks they are uniquely qualified for, as this will bring them satisfaction in their everyday work and help the team achieve its overall goals.

«Riadh was not playing as part of a team, but more for himself,» says a former employee.

For some teams, ETH's short time in existence played a bigger role than others, while some saw the potential for Ethereum to become a major player not only as a currency, but also in part because of its unique ecosystFor some teams, ETH's short time in existence played a bigger role than others, while some saw the potential for Ethereum to become a major player not only as a currency, but also in part because of its unique ecosystfor Ethereum to become a major player not only as a currency, but also in part because of its unique ecosystem.

Accelerators and incubators play an important role within a startup ecosystem, as they provide a platform for young teams and startups to connect with successful entrepreneurs, allowing them to learn from the bests while securing funding and connecting with potential investors and partners.

Of course, even for someone who plays things as close as Stephen Harper, it takes more than a team of four to run a government.

While Elana Meyers Taylor is going to PyeongChang as a member of the women's bobsled team, her husband, Nic, will be there to play multiple roles: both an alternate for the US men's bobsled team, and Elana's trainer and biggest supporter.

It's amazing how even as Christians, people who are called to walk in holiness and stand for truth and righteousness, we will turn a blind - eye to the actions of someone because they play for our favorite team.

Kelly Schatz, Logan's father, said his 20 - year - old son had played for the Broncos for just over four years and had served as team captain for the past two - and - a-half years.

Atheists as of today I firmly defect and would like to go play for the opposing team.

Chase Daniel, a quarterback for the team, hosts a Bible study for couples weekly, there's a weekly Bible study that happens at the practice facility, as well as prayer sessions among the teammates the night before they play a game.

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about organic viticulture and the future of the Okanagan Valley as an ultra-premium wine growing region and who wishes to join a dynamic team and play a role in transitioning a vineyard to organic certification.

The Tigers have become incredibly adept at pressing the «OK, time for a big play» button while blowing teams out as infrequently as possible.

Hopefully the super-agent will not be put off by potentially having two of his youngsters who play as a striker challenging each other as they look to break into the first - team, otherwise Malen could potentially be a blocker for us.

Great hits carry no statistical weight but reverberate through the decades like chants of «Potvin sucks,» which are still audible whenever the New York Islanders, Denis Potvin's former club, or the Florida Panthers, the team for which he works as a broadcaster, play at Madison Square Garden.

Simeone certainly manages in the same style as he played and his teams are a reflection of that character, which is great if you want fight and desire but not so good for the fair play and sporting side of the game.

The suggestion is that, as I suspected at the time, his recent comments about wanting to play for a winning club with real trophy desire was aimed at making Arsenal that team rather than moving to another club.

With the emergence of Francis Coquelin as Arsenal's first - choice defensive midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - team.

We did show some fight, as the three yellow cards will testify, but it did not feel like a team pulling together and playing for the manager, it felt like a few individuals desperately trying to stop a rudderless ship from crashing.

As a starter, he needs to play for a team who bombard the box with crosses, not a passing team.

While acting as an assistant coach for the Eagles in» 87, George Hook, coach of Dublin's Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club, had invited Hein to play for his team in Ireland.

With Wayne Rooney showing his credentials for playing as a striker in the 2 - 0 win over Sunderland this weekend, here's a suggestion for Louis van Gaal as he looks to pick his best Manchester United team for the rest of the season...

I see lot of coments about how we can sign Reus «cuz he's a world class player.Yes, he is a great player BUT did you see how mutch this season was he injuried?The period when Dortmund win some games and comme forward in the table was the period when Reus was available, rest of the season he was injuried.This is one thing, the other think is that Klopp say he will leave Dortmund in the end of the season and looking for a new chalange.I'm pretty sure that he will leave to a big team and will take Reus after him.Sterling is exactly the same type of player as Sanchez, just doesn't have the same experience, he's not fully developed.I think he can be a first XI player for us and I think will be great alongside Sanchez, replacing Cazorla when he will leave.Sterling is an English player, will be great to see him at nationat team too, and we need as mutch as rest of the big teams from EPL home grown players.The coments who say that we have Gnabry and Wellington make me laugh, really?Do you want trophies?Or do you want to see more young players and waiting year after year to confirm or just see how they doesn't play anything?We are a top team, and need performance in UCL too, not just participaiting.Sterling is a young CONFIRMED player who will definetly help us.Agree that he's not fully grown but he will be a great player.

I can understand that as i'd pay to play for the Arsenal and dump any other team on the planet to do so no matter how I felt about them.

He loves playing us, because he knows if they play with physicality and crowd the 18 yard area, we will just pass the ball around with no real penetration or threat but 70 % possession and the wait for an opportunity to hit us on the counter, All teams know that if you frustrate our passing style then we are vulnerable.A trait of all recent wenger teams.Hughes as a player was a stylish bruiser and thats how his team are set up.

As far as am concerned, our team is improving, playing chelsea in their home can never be easy game for uAs far as am concerned, our team is improving, playing chelsea in their home can never be easy game for uas am concerned, our team is improving, playing chelsea in their home can never be easy game for us.

Mesut Ozil: the guy has a heart as small as a fist of a 3 month child the only position he can play is CAM and only under certain circumstances, he came with an incredible assist record (for the team with someone who scores for fun) full stop.

Change what methods, it's to do with Tackles with Willshire and as human beings we are all different it happens to all teams agreed Arsenal get more but we are a small light bodied squad for Wenger to play his type of game.

Another awful dive marred his performance, as despite playing at right back he remained a menace going forward and worked tirelessly for the team.

Torres at the moment isn't too bothered about a new contract, as he is happy with being a first team starter, but he will hope he can carry on playing at the Vicente Calderon for another few years.

This looks a good buy for Tim Sherwood's side as they hope to fight the drop this season, and Traore himself would certainly benefit from playing regular first - team football.

I think it much more about Wenger managing to prepare the team mentally to play 100 % intensity for 90 + minutes without any lapses in concentration and with discipline and pressing as a team, not just a few individuals.

In my opinion, Ozil doesn't come across as a player who would lie about an injury concern to get out of playing for the team.

goodness i can't believe it people will still defend him.You know something when Giroud misses many chances like at Monaco i did not criticize him even based on that you know why?its because he has always not been clinical.The only way a team can improve is by indentifying its problems and solving them.Arsenal has Giroud as the main cf and Welbeck as backup to him.Giroud has done well scoring some goals some too important but collectively he does more harm than good.Do not use moments to judge a player judge him based on content.Giroud does not excel in many games than he excels in games.As a main cf you need to be consistent.I see people here saying Giroud can not dribble he cant do this he cant do that but its a bit crazy to criticize him for that because every player has his own style.Giroud limitations as a player costs arsenal and will cost us a lot.Most importantly his poor finishing which has cost us several times.Not good enough.His style of play is ok for us but a striker who can take on players and run behind defences very well would make us very strong and also should be clinical.For Welbeck he needs to works on his finishing and composure by doing the basic things right.He rushes infront of goal too much.For now he is just above average.However he can excel if he works on improving.Giroud and Welbeck will always be a pain in arsenal's neck for most part.Some will call me stupid but hey at least i want to analyze the problem.People may support Giroud or Welbeck to lead the line next season but as the saying goes if you fool me once shame on you but if you fool me twice shame on me.Will you let Giroud and Welbeck fool you again?

Unlike last year this spurs team played with Aldridge as first option for whole year.

He also has pristine finishing with little back lift required just like Messi and Aguero (having a low centre of gravity plays a role as well) Sanchez is also not injury prone so any team he plays for will see him play a minimum of 30 league games per season despite his very high work rate.

@Twig He would and could if our team was set up to play through him, as RM and Barca are for Ronaldo and Messi.

As the physical play increases with the stakes, four bruising — and bruised — teams arrive for a showdown in Motown, determined to be the last men standing

The brilliant Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky is now in his 8th season at Arsenal, and has always performed brilliantly when called upon to play for the first team, but due to various injuries and Arsene Wenger's choices our Little Mozart has only averaged 20 starts a season in all competitions, and another 10 per year as substitute.

Nevin reckons that having Giroud as the centre forward is the way, as his ability as a target man gets the whole team further forward and that allows more space for the German play maker to work his magic.

@well they havent been as successful as under pep but did win treble season before this.hope the two madrids can stop them winning for nxt few season.but in reality, teams havent devised a formula to counter possession play other than defensing deep which risks teams like barca having chance to keep attacking.so until teams understand how to overcome posesion, they wil probably keep getting success...

Ive been supporting Arsenal for 65 years to say im dissapointed, well words fail me Why did we let the window slip by and not do the business in the begining get in quick and get our players signed and out as well but NO we buggered about with the DREAMER for 6 weeks dithering with expensive so called talent and what we get another Frenchman, soon we will be able to say we have the whole french international team here The way to go is to boycott the home games and make it known the fans run the club not the useless manager or the lackluster board who do nt know who plays for us and are not interested in football per say just the money Buy Kroenke out and let him go as well

As a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we neeAs a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we neeas we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we need,