He's going to call the play, and you're going to run it, ... He's just plain to the point. He's not going to complicate things. There's no more adjustments to what the defense is doing. We're going to run what we're going to run. |
He's got a little magic going on right now. But he goes to the net hard and he competes hard, and that's what he does. He just drives the net every time. We know, and he knows, he doesn't want the puck until he gets to the paint. |
He's got all of these acting chops from working undercover. The stakes there are really high. If you're a bad actor there, you'd get your head blown off. So he can act without a sweat now because what's the worst that can happen? |
He's got the clearance to go full board to do anything we do half court. I think that will be the telltale after about a week or two of that whether he can do five-on-five and get up and down the court and start to do everything. |
He's got to be a real lowlife to do something like that at a time like this. It's the Louisiana way of doing business, I guess. But there is a quiet majority now that's sick and tired of this. People are fed up with these crooks. |
He's got to become a better skater and he's got to get stronger. If he gets stronger, he'll become a better skater. He knows that and he's working on that and it's not going to happen over night. It's going to be a gradual thing. |
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He's grown up with those guys. He saw how its supposed to be done over the years. That's an advantage, seeing how it's supposed to be done. Matthew has been the quieter one of the group, and he's going to break all their records. |
He's had a lot of success pitching in international competition, and that gives him an edge. I met him in Baltimore during their first series, and sitting on the bench with him before the game, I was impressed with his composure. |
He's hot again, though. . . . I don't think I've ever seen him not swing well. I know he went through a period there where he wasn't doing a whole lot, but we weren't playing him. To this day, I've yet to see him struggle at all. |
He's just a load in there. We did a good job of putting pressure on the ball in the first half and keeping their guards from being able to get the ball in to him clean, but in the second half they did a better job of finding him. |
He's just around the plate all the time, and that keeps our defense ready. I don't think the hitters ever really feel like they're ahead in the count. He just gave us a big lift today and a big outing because, gosh, we needed it. |
He's meant a lot as far as being able to watch him play and see what he does. One of the things he told me was to stay on an even plane and slow everything down. I watched him growing up, and to learn from him now has been great. |
He's not overpowering, so he needs to locate a lot better than he did last night and than he's done lately, ... But you know he's not going to wilt from the pressure, which is a plus. He just needs to be a little more consistent. |
He's not the loudest kid out there, but you know when he goes out there he is going to compete. He's a leader because he's a leader on the field. He goes out there, does things and inspires people to do well. That's what he does. |