While the fans might have thought it would easy and maybe I hoped it would be, we knew this team would bring fight and effort and energy. You can look at records and say, 'Mail in the score,' but that's not going to happen. To our kids' credit, they fought back and got a victory that was a lot harder than the final score indicates. |
You love to see him succeed for all sorts of reasons. He's a gentleman, he's ahead of schedule to graduate. ...To see him have team success and individual success is extremely gratifying. |
You want to play hard enough and good enough to put yourself in a position to win the game, and we were able to do that today. |
You're never quite as good as they say you are when you are on a good run and never quite as bad as when you are struggling to get a win. You must have respect for yourself first and that means you come to play every day. Winning helps you feel good about yourself. It's a slippery slope and you have to be careful with every little movement. I'm smart enough to know we've got half the conference season left. |
[Brett Hoerner: One of three true freshmen on the roster (the others being guard Richie Williams of Steele Canyon and forward Kyle Spain of Newark Memorial), this forward from Fullerton High is still recovering from a serious ankle injury. But he is out of his cast and could be ready to go when practice begins.] We're optimistic that will be the case, ... His injury was fairly severe, but the doctors feel good about his progress, which makes me feel good. |
[Lorrenzo Wade: The Louisville transfer wing will sit out this season and have three years of eligibility remaining.] We're hoping over the next year he will become comfortable with our kids and coaches, ... He brings a wonderful skill level and athleticism. He comes from a premier program. Hopefully, he'll have a big impact on the type of player he is and those around him. That's what really good players do. |
[Mohamed Abukar: The Florida transfer and former Rancho Bernardo High standout forward has been medically cleared from a stress fracture in his shin. Abukar will be eligible as a junior in mid-December.] We might monitor his preseason work, but the doctors are satisfied with where he is, ... They have been very conservative with him. But now they have let him loose and we and our training staff will dictate what he does. I would imagine it will be at a pretty aggressive pace. |