(Highland) made the adjustment - they just didn't hit them. |
He doesn't mind getting dirty. You don't get your head split open or your lip split open by standing outside. |
Hey, it's been a magical year. We don't shoot foul shots like that. If we make our foul shots, we win the game. The kid made a big shot, that's all you can say. We congratulate them. It was a great game, and I think we can play with them any time. |
His best years of basketball are down the road. He's a very skilled, athletic kid who can jump. |
I can't tell you how proud I am of these kids. We just had so many kids step up again tonight. |
I didn't like to see us get that big lead because you saw what happened. We went into that lull and they were able to get on that big run late in the half. In the second half we regained our poise and did a much better job of controlling the tempo. |
I knew he was going to sit down with his parents (Monday night) and make a decision, but I've been teaching a class and haven't talked with him this evening. I've not heard of a final decision, but that doesn't mean one hasn't been made. |
I thought they had one of top teams in the country before the season and after watching them play today, I still believe that. They are very physical and they are very deep. |
I'm not one for Knute Rockne speeches and so I'm not going to start now. I did tell the kids the other night that they are my favorite team not because of the success we've had on the court. But because of the kind of people they are. They are just a tremendous group of young men. |
It's been a long time coming, but I think this group has proven they are one of the top teams in the nation and that they deserve to be there. We're going down with the idea of having a good time, but when it's game time, we need to be ready to play. With this group of kids, I have no doubt they will be ready. |
It's very hard to get down that many points and come back. |
That was as good a team as we've played all year and probably the most physical. But these kids did what they have done all year. They found a way to win. Defensively I thought we got after it in the second half and offensively we did a good job of going to the basket and getting fouled. We hit free throws down the stretch. |
That's a very, very good team. But we're not playing as well as we have been. And what did we shoot from the foul line, 18 for 30? That's not what we do. |
That's the real key to this team. It's the most unselfish group of kids I have ever been around. They all put the team first and they care about each other. It's a very special basketball team in that way. |
That's the way it should be with the way we run our offense. They're our two best players. |