At the end of the game, they did a good job going down low and created some advantages inside. We got in a situation where we tried to sub offensively and defensively and we couldn't get a stoppage of play to get a defensive group in. |
He had a tough night the other night against Hidden Valley. He didn't move real well without the ball so I challenged him to move without the ball tonight, find the open areas and use screens. |
He was coming across the lane and he had a good screen set on him. It was a clean play. It just caught him wrong. At first, I thought he had broken his collarbone. |
He's a solid player. He's a great kid. I love his court demeanor. He doesn't change expressions. He moves without the ball. When you get nice kids who are all about team basketball, it's nice to see. |
He's a warrior. He battled all night inside. |
I don't know if fatigue was a factor or not. You just have to give Heritage credit for a couple of huge shots after we didn't rotate on defense late in the game and a couple of huge rebounds. We gutted it out until the end but couldn't get shots to fall late. |
I wish we could get four. |
Melvin and I both haven't shaved since our last loss. I've trimmed mine up a little bit but Melvin hasn't shaved. The kids are giving me a hard time, but hey, I'll keep looking ugly if we keep winning games. |
No, you could say it was a 'focus' timeout. We just came out flat. We had talked about coming out with energy and playing with emotion, and the next thing you know, we're down six or eight points. |
That this team was one win away from the final eight is just unbelievable. I'm as proud of this team as any I've ever coached. |