We haven't beaten a top-20 team on the road in the year-and-a-half since I've been here. That's a goal we've always had and it's nice to see it happen. |
We made our guys realize the last three days (at practice) how good he is and how he likes to score. Last year here we had a lead and then he got going. |
We made some big shots when we needed them. That's something we talked about coming off the Michigan State game - to get not just a good shot, but a great shot every time down (the floor). |
We prepared several guys to guard him. I thought we did a pretty good job. |
We really had to step up and challenge our guys. In the second half, we were able to hit some shots against the zone, and that opened things up for us. |
We shoot the basketball a lot. I?m sure we?re going to have some days when we don?t shoot it particularly well. Michigan State, that game was a prime example. The thing I was happiest about today was that we kept defending. |
We went in and were very focused on playing our game, because we knew when you lose you go home. That motivates guys to play their best basketball. Fortunately for the team I was coaching, it was on a great roll both offensively and defensively. |
We went to a different zone attack. It worked because the ball went in the basket. We got the same shots. |
We were more active. We were taking away their penetration better. We were helping and recovering better. It was a constant reminder during the timeouts to 'Do what we do.' We did a decent job of that in stretches. The great thing is we can play better basketball. |
We were struggling for answers defensively. |
We were struggling for answers defensively. That's really the first time ... when we've been baffled by a team. |
We were trying to get them up and get them playing hard. Trying to generate some offense and good shots. |
We?re excited about getting a chance to play there. |
We're going to play a great basketball team. Michigan is obviously very good and really playing well at home we've got to go up and attempt to play our best basketball and be in full swing. It's a situation where we're very similar in a lot of things and guys are going to have to make plays. It should be a fun game for the players. |
We're going to take some time and rest. We have four guys playing for state high school championships this coming weekend and I hope they finish that off. We'll come back after spring break and get ready to start building again. That's the beauty of what I love to do in coaching. Put all the pieces together and go in the right direction. |