The turning point was on defense, where we gave up 23 points in the first half, and 19 in the third quarter. |
There's no excuse for giving up so many points. But right now we're battling, fighting through a lot of adversity and trying to pull together as a team. All things considered, it was a great effort. |
They shot the ball great in the first half — I've never seen a team shoot so many threes (41 on the night). I think they got tired and were still shooting threes from the outside, and we started getting the ball inside. |
We had a good practice yesterday (Thursday) and the kids we focused. It was one of those things. |
We just had too much adversity to fight through. That was the turning point when we lost both of those guys at the same time. By the time they came back, it just wasn't the same. |
We played (with) the fifth-ranked team in the state on their home floor. It was a valiant effort by the kids. |
We played hard and we played good defense. We just didn't shoot well. People can preach team (play) and people can preach defense, (but) it doesn't matter if you can't put the ball in the hole. |
We'll still compete, but it will a challenge because we're so young. With all our young players, the future looks bright. |
When you play with a lead you have to be patient and involve your teammates. I saw a conscious effort on the part of everyone to make the extra pass. |
You have to give them credit for taking Shaun out of the game. We didn't force-feed Shaun. We thought the other guys would step up, and they just didn't step up. |
You have to give West Aurora credit, when a team makes a run on you like that, and you're favored on your home floor, people start looking over their shoulders. They just responded. That's the sign of a championship team. |