Sentences with phrase «won less games»

There are NO other teams in the league that have accomplished anything close to what the Sixers did this year who had their best players be a rookie and a 2nd year player, some of the teams that Philly is most often compared to in regards to young talent are Minnesota (they won less games than Philly, Wiggins sucks, and they were buoyed by Jimmy Butler as a veteran star) and the Lakers (most people don't view anybody on the Lakers on the same level as Embiid or Simmons and they only won 35 games this year).

Not exact matches

Sure, I could play someone with less skill, but I've had to ask myself: Do I want to win games, or do I want to get better?

«There are fans who could care less whether we win or lose or even know what the score is at the end of the game,» says Fanning.

Around that same time, a study came out that revealed that black head coaches, despite winning a higher percentage of games, were less likely to be hired (and more likely fired) than their white counterparts.

Blogging productivity is about getting more done in less time — and that's essential, if you want to win the online marketing game.

Arsenal must go for maximum points from the next two games to get that winning momentum back for the villa game.Besides the fans will not be happy with anything less than 3 points tonight.

They showed a stat last night of the difference with Joel and without during the win streak — it's minimal — offense 3 more points per game defense just a shade less effective - so to think the Sixers won't maintain the pace is not accurate.

Norwich did well last week against chelsea so its not a given we win today but im expecting nothing less than 3points to go joint top with city again, we have to no excuses then a week off until next weekends game then the big one in Athens!

If Arsenal allow opposition teams a good foothold in the game as they seems to always do nowadays and continue to play with less than 50 % possession, they will have to score at least 3 goals or more per game to win matches.

The support is if the change their games approach and win matches nothing less, if Wenger does those stupid selection the boos and helicopters will fly this time multiples.

If Hedman misses like 15 + games, I don't think he'll win... If he ends up missing less than 10 games, he has a shot.

when 1) they can beat you sometimes, but never win a playoff game, much less a championship.

Last night Linsanity broke out into a full blown frenzy when the Knicks new point guard drained a game winning three - pointer with less than a second remaining in New York's 90 - 87 win over Toronto.

Before (and after) the Europa League game against Ostersund, Arsene Wenger emphasised that Arsenal's main objective remains to finish in the Top Four to achieve Champions League status next season, as he doesn't agree with the rule that you can enter the elite competition by the «back door» if you win the lesser Europa League.

With less than 2 minutes left in the game if the Chargers get 1 first down they win the game.

The last four games have been decided by three points or less, including the Jets» 30 - 27 overtime win in 2013.

In the ALDS this year, the Royals were down to less than a 2 percent chance of winning the must - win Game 4.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

If just scoring points was the goal, then there ya go they kick that one to appease you, but the goal was to win the game and those 3 points at the 3 yard line were worth much less than the attempt at getting 7 (or 6 or 8).

we win one game and all becomes well in the world... we could have gotten 60m for sanchez and replace him with less if we had done our business early and paid for lemar..

Last year they plowed through the controversy and didn't win any game by less than 14 points.

If he plays less than half of their league games in the second half of the season, they will not win the title.

so as a Gooner, I care less what Spurs, Man.U n City play, I'm more interested in Arsenal and Liverpool winning their games

Last year, Oregon got less practice time than Ohio State before the Buckeyes» title game win.

We win huge upside we lose respectable say less than 7 - 9 points make it a game we gain cred.

The Grizzlies have two routes to explore now that Evans is on the roster past the trade deadline: They can try to convince him to re-sign for the $ 8.4 million mid-level exception or less with a team that has won just a third of its possible games to date, or they can buy him out and lose him for nothing.

Memphis has won 10 of its last 11 games at home while holding opponents to less than 90 points.

Kentucky did get the ball back with less than a minute left, and they were able to get into field goal range, but a holding call negated a play that would have set up an easy game - winning field goal.

I had Juventus down to win it 4 - 0 But Spurs going out early is bad for Arsenal as they will have less games to play

They haven't thrown any games away that we've clearly had won (nearly all of our losses so far have been when we only score 2 runs or less interestingly enough).

the problem is the complacency that has gotten hold of Wenger's brain due to lack of pressure from the top has infected the whole club... Wenger knows his job is as safe and forth knoxx so LOSING IS AN OPTION in the scheme of things, there is always another game to make things right, always another season to try again and this, whether consciously or otherwise is a malaise that has infected the player» a pysche... I have said this so many times, Fergie won the league with a squad that less than half the quality our present squad possess and in a tougher more competitive seaaon

«Then when you play in the Premier League alongside players who have won a lot of trophies or who have played a lot of games in the Premier League, they give you this kind of experience so you make less mistakes, you react differently to different situations.

It was only their second win of the season after six games and it came in less than convincing fashion.

The headline is misleading, Arsene mentioned that the attitude of the crowd is based on the quality of the game, also with or without crowd they have to play the game and play to win.He provided an honest answer to the question.Last week was a holiday weekend and before that was poor weathet.never the less he did humbly acknowledge that absenteeism is a concern for him but as a pro he has to win the game and win back those few wayward fans.

Normally I would go contrarian here and say that I would have expected this spread to be 10 points, but I can't see Seattle winning this game by less than a touchdown.

I think that wenger will play his strongest available team on Tuesday night, it's another must win game, anything less than 3 pts and we will struggle to qualify from the group stage.

The Spurs will finish the season with less than 50 wins in a full 82 - game season for the first time since 1997.

We really need to hold our nerve and deal with the expectation of winning games against so - called lesser teams and then we need to step up and cope with the pressure or the games against the big boys.

Washington relied less on Braden Holtby toward the end of the game and more on its talent to win the game, while Boston gave pushing the Bruins» offense a shot since Tim Thomas was finally playing up to speed in net.

Trailing 16 - 10 with just less than two minutes left on the clock, UConn got the ball back with a chance to win the game.

«You could see right from the start [against Villa] that Arsenal were going to win the game, and that made it easier for us fans to watch; it was less nerve - racking than the year before.

If u lose a game say little, if u win a game say even less.

Then, Jost and Gabriel Bourque sealed the win by converting rebounds less than four minutes apart to build the Avalanche lead to 5 - 2 with 12:57 remaining in a game Colorado never trailed.

Considering our away form has been absolutely useless this season, the three points are far from guaranteed in Wales on Wednesday, but we should have less trouble when we face Everton, who are without a win in their last 7 games, at the Emirates next Saturday.

Arsenal have had their most successful pre-season for 10 years, winning every single game and even beating the defending Champions Chelsea at Wembley, so it was nothing less than a shock to watch West Ham outplay us at the Emirates yesterday.

At least the current league leaders did not win their own midweek game against Liverpool, but they did get a point and all Arsenal fans know that nothing less than a win will do for us at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

With no Friday night game in the Championship this weekend we're treated to no less than ten games this Saturday, with a Yorkshire derby to kick us off as Leeds Utd face Barnsley at Oakwell, while Middlesbrough take on Derby, Aston Villa play Ipswich & Chris Coleman's Sunderland will look to find a win at Burton.

I would care less about Welbeck if he scores 2 and manu turn the game around in the 85th minute and win 3 - 2..

Injuries are of major concern but more importantly when the game is not going how you expect you don't leave it till the final ten minutes to change the dynamic, and you don't field your best 11 against the lesser teams (unless you don't trust the players on the bench, in which case you should sell them) sometimes I wish he was as brave as mourinho who is not afraid to take a player off at half time if he thinks it provides him with a better chance of winning.

For now jack should stick to d bench, he has been costing us games and stats show we win less when he plays.