We didn't do a good job on him the whole game. In the first half, he drove to the basket and made free throws. In the second half, he made jump shots. You just have to give him a lot of credit. |
We executed much better in the third quarter and got Lewis isolated. We made some adjustments offensively and got Lewis some quick buckets. But I never felt real comfortable because Bentonville took us out of some things. But our kids were persistent enough to get what we wanted. |
We got out of rhythm in the second quarter. We had a pretty good lead and then all of sudden, it got away from us. They ended up leading by 6, and it was a 12- or 13-point swing. Heading into that second quarter, I thought we were on the verge of taking control. |
We have good shooters. It's just a matter of them getting comfortable and getting their feet set. |
We just couldn't get the ball in the basket enough. |
We played hard. It's just one of 16 games, it really is. |
We played well defensively. I think our kids are playing with a lot of confidence. That's the kind of stuff that you want when you're about to head into the conference season, so it's definitely good for us. |
We ran some plays for him, and he made some tough shots in traffic. |
We started to run and jump at them. We did it from different places, so they couldn't tell where the jump man was coming from. |
We were playing out of character. Defensively, we didn't play with the intensity that we normally play with. Then offensively we just didn't execute probably like we need to. |
We'll stay with our normal routine. There won't be much of a difference in our practice schedule. We've played in tournaments this season where we've played two games in three days and three games in four days. This week will mimic the state tournament later this year. |
We've had 11 games away from home now. I know the kids are anxious to play in front of their home fans finally. |
West Memphis is always among the top three or four teams in the state every year. It seems like they never have to rebuild. |
You have to have a plan B when you go up against a player like [Pillow]. He's capable of blowing one guy up for 25 or 30 points. You have to be able to do something that will take the ball out his hands. |
You look at the other team and try to figure out who's capable of beating you. Obviously, we're not going to shut anyone down, but we tried to slow those guys down. |