(Turlock) played pretty good defense, and they're 6-0 (in the CCC) for a reason. |
Defensively, Ryan and Greg did a great job on their big guys. |
For a half we played very well. The problem with playing teams that big is that they wear on you. |
He shot the ball real well. He's come a long way. |
I don't think we did anything different offensively. Merced just turned up the pressure and we didn't take care of the ball. |
I think the guys just played better defense, and then they started making some shots. As we started building up a lead, the guys sensed that they can win. |
I wish there was some magic formula. I didn't tell (the players) anything different (at the half) than I have at our other ball games -- they just needed to play smarter. |
I'm very pleased. I couldn't have asked for more from my guys tonight. We had our biggest crowd of the season, and (the players) really gave it everything they had. |
It was like 14 to 15, and the next thing you know they went on a huge run. |
It's good to get the monkey off our back. |
Merced is a physical team. Of all the teams we play, we just don't match up well with them. Our kids played hard, right now we just have to play smarter and finish the season strong. |
They're only one division below us. They are a good ball club. They play very smart, and they're always communicating. I told (my players) at half that's how I want them to play. |
We executed the game plan just like I wanted. We didn't try to run with them -- we played a half-court game. |
We probably shot the ball better than we have in some time. |
We went through a four-minute span in the first quarter where I don't think we even got a shot off. |