"I started playing soft, and that's not my character," he said.

"So when the ball does come my way, I'm still playing soft."

"I think we played too soft against him," Stevens said.

Miami played soft on the corners; it wanted to keep everything in front of the defense.

"They're trying to take it away, so I guess they want me to start playing soft."

It wasn't meant to play soft with no wind.

St. John's, which had played a little soft in the first half, came out and dominated.

"But I don't know of any team that plays soft."

I don't want to see anyone get hurt, but I'm not going to play soft.

One thing some opponents have said privately is that Washington sometimes plays soft.