Fort Lewis didn't think he was good enough out of high school. Now they can't get him. |
He's probably the best leader I've ever coached. If anyone deserves the Coach of the Year award, he does. |
I hope not. We've played them two times since then. |
I thought he was active. He just needed to develop a little more physically. |
I'm hoping to turn the television on next March and watch him play in the NCAA tournament. Unless something happens he'll be in a division one uniform playing somewhere next year. |
I'm so proud to have coached these guys. The emotions they're going through right now, I don't think anyone could understand unless you've been part of it. |
It'll add to the home court advantage. We just want to have the biggest advantage possible because our guys worked all season for this. |
It's a credit to the guys and the job they did all year being so consistent. Our coaching staff, we assembled a good group of players that have bought in to what we're trying to do. |
Jude ran into a screen and couldn't get through it. That really hurt… They had confidence in overtime and we couldn't make shots. |
Maybe, but if I could have anybody on the line in that situation, it would be him. On the second free-throw, he didn't hold it and stay on the follow-through. |
Our goal was to clinch tonight and these guys were able to do that. I thought we played really well tonight. Our energy level was superior. We took them out of their offense. |
The guards did really well. |
The guys had sensational energy. We defended very well. |
They have a very athletic post. But I like to think we match up well with them. We should enter the game with good confidence. The challenge is on and we need to go get it. |
This was the easiest team to coach because these guys were the most focused group. We had no off-court issues and no problems of any kind in terms of trying to motivate. |