As if it was an injury, teams have to overcome adversity. What you see is a team that's very spiritual and plays with a purpose. We were playing with lots of emotion and a lot of intensity. What I like about it is it's consistent. It was a complete, total team effort. |
At that point, it created an opportunity for someone else to fill that void. It wasn't going to take one person. It was going to take a few. |
Defense is hard work. A lot of times it gets unnoticed. |
Edison is a really good team, and we were never able to match their intensity. In hindsight, it ended up being a wake-up call. |
He's a great student, has a strong work ethic and is a very good teammate. He's been so unselfish, sometimes too unselfish. |
He's been a starter since his freshman year. He brought a lot of experience. |
He's been like that all year. He'd say, 'Wherever you want me, just tell me. In college he'll play on the wing, but because of his ball handling skills, we needed him back. |
He's incredibly important to our chances. We're just going to try to rehabilitate it and get him therapy. |
His desire to do whatever was needed for our team to win (was special). We needed him to inbound the ball, play with his back to the basket and guard the other (team's) post. |
I just think he's grown into his role more and more, and he's become aggressive. He's tougher and more aggressive this year. He's starting to blossom at the right time. He anticipates defenses as well as anybody I've ever coached. |
I think it's a great fit. He's a player who's really versatile, and I think they'll take advantage of his strengths. Joe will have a great career there. |
I think our team isn't satisfied with a section championship. We don't want our season to end yet. |
I think St. Mary's and Tokay both had a fine tradition in the last 20 years. This (success) just gives (both programs) a little more credibility. |
I think we are playing our best basketball of the season right now. We only have one day of practice to prepare, but it doesn't matter. We are ready to play our game. |
I was confident at that point that we could inch back into the game. |