23 ordspråk av Joe Aiello
Joe Aiello
After a pretty devastating loss last Friday, I wondered how the players would respond but I knew everything would be fine when I got to practice on Monday. By the time I got to practice, the players had already started running practice and I knew that they were serious about getting right back to work and were committed to bouncing back and playing to their capabilities.
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Daniel (Zamora) is just now rounding into form, but he adds a lot to what we do offensively. He goes to the basket strong and gives us some toughness.
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Even Vance Walberg (Fresno City College basketball coach) said Jackson was like a man playing against boys. And there is no doubt how good Clovis West is, but I thought our players were kind of intimidated and I was disappointed that we didn't compete better. I felt like some of the kids gave up and just went through the motions.
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I think Aaron got a little frustrated with Bullard keying on him and then picked up some early fouls. But there are going to be times when teams take away what you want to do and you still have to find a way to win.
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I think the guys were a little anxious out there early on and the shots just weren't falling. But we got the shots we wanted and were in the right spots to score, so that's all you can ask. As long as we do that, the shots are going to fall eventually.
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I thought Aaron had a very good game against a very good player in Shelton. It was encouraging to see how he stepped up and proved he is one of the better players in our league.
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I thought we came out and played fairly well in the first quarter and kind of neutralized their strengths. But Clovis West proved why they are the odds-on favorite to win the state title as they are very quick, extremely strong and physical as well as being deep.
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I thought we played very hard on the defensive end and really looked like we wanted to deny Bullard anything. But that's the kind of effort it takes to play good defense - you almost have to take the other team scoring personally.
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In the second half our players looked like they didn't want to play hard and pick up another foul. I also think the pressure from Clovis got to our players and the frustration leaked into our defense.
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Jackson really hurt us offensively and Shelton seemed to tip the ball or alter just about every one of our shots. But it was their other players who hurt us the most as we didn't do a good job stopping them when they were on the floor.
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Kenny got hot early in the game and then started forcing things a little. But he really has become much more of a complete player who brings the ball up, scores from the outside, drives to the basket and really has started to hit the boards.
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Kenny has really been working hard on his game, showing up early in the morning to work on his mechanics. He showed his complete arsenal tonight and when his shot is falling he can be lethal as he can kill you from outside or put the ball on the floor and take it to the basket with authority.
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Letting teams back into games that we should be closing out has nothing to do with who we are playing and the level of competition. Every game we should be trying to improve and do what we do better whether we are playing Clovis West or Fresno High.
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Mark came up huge for us tonight, hitting big shots and pushing the ball up the court. He ran the show tonight and did a great job in all facets of his game.
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Mark did a good job managing the game and getting the ball where it needed to be. This type of performance is what he can give us and what we need each and every night.
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