12 ordspråk av Dan O'Dell
Dan O'Dell
After the first game, after we got embarrassed, [Pavlik] brought us in and talked to us. He called out all four seniors on the floor and told us he didn't want us going out like this.
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He went into a hiding place during surgery. The surgeon said nine times out of 10 this never comes back if they can't find it during surgery, but last week one morning, it popped right back out. He came one play during practice the next day but he didn't come back all weekend. Hopefully he stays hidden.
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I came in here not knowing these guys. And now, walking away, these guys are my best friends. It's been a great four years to play with them.
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I want everyone to contribute. We're at our best when everyone's contributing. It's nice to see all the guys are doing their job out there.
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It didn't affect me much. It's frustrating as setter sometimes. It's something you've got to deal with and figure out how to score points with it.
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It has been unsettling for some of the guys. For a lot of the hitters it's been different. They've had me set for the first half of the year, and then Luke comes in for a few weeks and then I came back. I think that's been a contributor to why we've had an up-and-down year. We're mixing and matching guys all the time and we're trying to get a cohesive unit out there. It's something different every time.
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It was emotional in the beginning (and) a few tears were shed. We knew ... this isn't the end of the road for us. We treated it like we had to come out and make sure we won on Senior Night but we've got to keep going from here.
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Obviously our excitement level is gonna be high. It's gonna be fun. We just know the teams we're gonna be playing are teams we're gonna be seeing come Final Four time.
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This weekend was a good example of how we need to be able to overcome things. We had to play 10 games in two days, and we had to fight through some things that were difficult.
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We needed to pick up the defensive aspect. We were fine offensively. Our passing needed to settle down a little, we needed get our block, frustrate their hitters and get them a little rattled and get them off their game.
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We're not there yet. We have all the pieces, I think, but they're not all in place.
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You want to be out there for your senior year, you don't want to sit out. You don't want some of the things that have happened, but by the same token, you've got to take it. You can't do anything about it now.
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