energy (n.) - a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
Via Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel:
"Other than Matt [Barnes], we need much better energy out of our starting unit, not just at the start of games but throughout the game," [coach Stan] Van Gundy said after practice Monday at Conseco Fieldhouse. "It's almost like they're waiting for the game to slow down, and there's no reason for that. We've sort of fallen into some bad habits there. We've fallen into some habits of only playing certain minutes of the game."