(Losing three key players) was a blessing in disguise. |
[Moon] came out all juiced up at the beginning. We got through that. |
Day in and day out they've been able to take everybody's best shot because that's what you get, especially in the playoffs. |
He's right, she is our key. She understands her role very well, but she's also a scorer. She was a little frustrated in the first half, but she scored better in the second half. |
I don't think it'll be a big deal for us to be out there playing for a state championship. They've been dealing with that bull's-eye from day one. |
I got hit in the head with it. I'm going to keep it. I'm going to enjoy it. |
I told the kids that this is a four-lap race. If we would lose this game, I don't know if we'd have the energy and the gas to keep going. We have four games now to get where we're going. |
I'll take our chances any time in a one-game series. |
I've been watching these girls since they were in fourth grade. I knew what stride they could play at. I thought four years ago that we could possibly get to this level. |
It comes from them. Our coaches teach defense. We put the girls in position to make plays. But they go out and do it. They rebound. They defend. |
It is such a luxury to have girls like the Novacek girls who can catch the ball in the post and move the way they can. A lot of times you get a girl in there who is big, but not very agile. I can't tell you how much easier it makes my job that those two are athletic on the inside. |
It's not as hard as everybody thinks -- honest. They know our personnel. We know their personnel. From the aspect of preparing for somebody, now I'm going to watch the tape of whoever won that eastern final, but watching the tape and seeing them in person are two different things. So, I knew what (Moon) could do. |
It's not even the same kid as last year. Her skills ... her decisions ... it's been an unbelievable progression. |
It's such a luxury to have girls like the Novacek girls who can catch the ball in the post and move the way they can. |
Jordan understands we needed her. When she gets her feet set, she is going to knock some down. |