I knew what type of player Willie was. So I had to let him go, I had to give him the freedom for us to have been successful. I knew that he would be out of position at times, but then he would turn around and make a key play, and everything would be alright. |
I wish I could coach 100 Willies. Coaching Willie has been a pleasure. I admit that I was a little nervous when he made those comments about being player of the year, but I love how he backed them up. He's been a joy. |
It's been a natural progression. Nothing more. We have maturity and we have confidence. I feel good about this team. We can accomplish some things this year. |
Nobody thought we could do anything this season without Keith Brumbaugh. They all thought the program was going to go downhill. |
The kids are playing hard defensively. They really seem to enjoy playing with each other. There is a camaraderie amongst the kids that wasn't there last year. |
These kids fight, and they have fought hard all season. They are in a constant battle to prove they belong. |
They came out and matched our quickness. That surprised me. |
We played some great teams early in the season. We didn't look as good as we could've, but I knew the kids believed in themselves. We knew we were eventually going to get better. |
We were all out of sync tonight, we never really could get anything going. But a lot of credit has to go to Atlantic. They did a great job defensively tonight. They shot the ball well from the perimeter, and they made their free throws. |
We were the men tonight. Our kids played big and played like we were outsized, but they also played with an extremely big amount of heart. |
Willie Smith is just a superb athlete. It's unreal what he does on the court. It amazes me the more I see him play. He does so many things for us. He's just a great kid and we were very fortunate. |