At the draw, you always hear a few moans and groans. There was more anxiety in the top of the bracket. |
Columbia River is a fine ball club. They pose a problem for you defensively because of their size. We never got into a flow offensively because at times they change shots with their size. |
Felix is built Ford-tough. He had no idea who Spencer Hawes was, but he made him work. |
Felix was a horse in there tonight. |
Going into the game we were worried about three things. Keeping them out of 3-point range, getting offensive rebounds and not making foolish fouls. We did poorly in all those things the staff was concerned about, and that is what led to Black Hills getting back into the game. |
He has a beautiful stroke. Pure as Rick Barry. |
He misses his family a lot. |
He's heading back. If I adopt him, he could stay. But he's heading back. |
I am just ecstatic. These guys have hung in there all year long. All I can do right now is laugh. |
I don't know where we're gonna eat. But we'll eat well. |
I enjoy these kind of games, personally, although they come with more anxiety and they are more nerve-wracking. Winning like this makes you grow as a team. You get in tight situations, you realize what needs to be done, and you do it. |
I was impressed that after that loss they came back and played as well as they did against Renton and against us. |
I'm tired. That was a lot of work. |
It was just a great team effort, and we're looking forward to getting back to the Tacoma Dome. (The Chieftains), to me, are a state-caliber team, and they've still got a lot of basketball left in them. |
It's very interesting having Seattle Prep and R.A. Long in our quadrant. You are looking at your cross-town rival or a premiere team from the state of Washington in the second round. |