The phrase
"to force a turnover" means to make the opposing team lose possession of the ball or lose control of the game in sports such as basketball, football, or soccer.
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This defense failed to
force a turnover in their final five games of the season, and the secondary has a lot of blame for that.
The USC Trojans defense stepped up by
forcing turnovers on Keith Price and got some touchdowns from Silas Redd and Matt Barkley to beat the Washington Huskies.
They did a good job
of forcing turnovers during the regular season, but turned it over a couple times themselves in a quarterfinal win over Las Lomas - Walnut Creek.
Coach Rick Pitino's aggressive, 94 - foot matchup press
helped force turnovers on 27.0 % of possessions last season, second in the nation only to VCU; Smith had 83 steals and specialized in bumping and fleecing ballhandlers.
Purdue, Maryland, and Northwestern each earned field goals
after forcing turnovers in UW territory and going three - and - out.
Lazio plays high on the pitch,
forcing turnovers at midfield and succeeding at getting the ball in behind the defense.
The following possession, the
Warriors forced a turnover, and were able to close out the game despite the Cavs holding a seven - point lead in the fourth.
But Simpson has the ability to make - or - break Michigan with his defensive pressure, hounding opposing ball handlers and having a knack
for forcing turnovers without taking too many risks.
So in the end, both teams will try the same thing: Run the ball, play field position,
try forcing turnovers and make enough plays at the quarterback position.
Team McNichols seemingly had a safe lead down the stretch but Team Purimetla would put on a fierce press and
started forcing turnovers..
The Hawks do it by
forcing turnovers while the Wizards should look to crash the offensive glass against a subpar defensive rebounding squad.
But the Warriors
still forced a turnover because Green and Kevin Durant are so long and smart that they collectively covered three Cavaliers by themselves.
Kelly Bryant is coming along nicely after an ankle injury, and the defensive numbers might be a bit deceptive because a.) Ryan Finley is an underrated QB, and b.)
Clemson forced turnovers when it had to, including a game - clinching INT with NC State driving in the waning seconds.
Kinchen forced a turnover and then missed a jump shot, but Bill Awet tipped in the shot and the Cougars had a one - point lead with 18 seconds remaining.
New England
almost forced a turnover and prevented a score, but a Cruz fumble on third down in the red zone was undone by a 12 men on the field penalty.
Texas Tech currently has the No. 4 defense in the country, per KenPom, thanks to an aggressive scheme that
forces turnovers like crazy and denies three - point shots.
Team
Zimmerman forced another turnover on downs by Team Watts and with just about 3 minutes to go in this one Team Zimmerman had the ball and were just a few first downs away from the Crown..
Marin Catholic will do its best to keep that offense off the field,
so forcing turnovers (like the Cougars 4 INTs in a semifinal win over Analy) will be huge.
This is a ddefense that has struggled forever
with forcing turnovers, and now they have two playmakers who can take the ball away form the other team.
Rakitić forced the turnover before Coutinho found Messi with a lovely ball and with a couple touches Messi set himself up for a shot in between two Leganes defenders.
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necessarily forces some turnover.
Lack
of forced turnovers are a big part, but also allowing long opponent drives all years long has contributed quite a bit.
The D appears better in yards allowed and points allowed — both in the middle of the pack, but allowing long drives consistently, not making 3rd down stops,
not forcing turnovers.
Team Zimmerman's Defense buckled down one more time as it had done numerous times on the night and
forced a turnover on downs.
Irving had one and a half sacks, he
helped force a turnover, knocked a pass down, helped force a tackle for loss, and got a dude benched.
The Miami turnover chain that gets awarded to the defense
after forcing a turnover was getting some work all night, too.
But the defense looks like it can give just about any team a problem and has eight
forced turnovers in the last three weeks.
Smith's most immediate impact will come on defense, where the 6» 5 guard has elite athleticism, a lockdown mindset, and the ability to
force turnovers.
This is a defense good enough to
force turnovers (three, including a Grant Haley INT on Pitt's first drive) to create quick, demoralizing PSU leads.
TOTALLY 3DICULOUS Players at Huntington Beach (Calif.) Marina wear T - shirts that say 3DICULOUS, a slogan chosen by the coaching staff for the team's unorthodox style, which relies on quick substitutions,
forced turnovers and rapid - fire three - pointers.
They were tenacious on the offensive glass,
forced turnovers, and gave themselves every chance to steal one.
Team Silver put on a press and managed to
force a turnover..
They got great pressure and
forced some turnovers.
They forced a turnover and Peter Sandvick would ice the Game at the Free Throw line for his squad.
The Old John Wall Scouting Report suggests that teams could sag their big men back and trap Wall in that very position to
force a turnover.
Forced turnovers is pretty random, so unless we get unlucky again, that number should go up.
Miami's opportunities to
force turnovers might be limited, and without them, I don't know how the Hurricanes stop Winston and company.
The Thundering Herd blitzed Wichita State all afternoon, cranking the tempo,
forcing turnovers and launching threes at will.
In New England's nine postseason defeats since 2000, defenses have typically found success rushing Brady,
forcing turnovers, and winning the time of possession battle.