If John Bunch is going to become a player, it's not going to happen overnight. It will happen between April and October. He's going to need to really work. He's going to need to get in shape and he's going to have to make a decision after this taste. Maybe he sees a light at the end of the tunnel and he goes after it and wants to become a player, because he could be a very good player if he does. |
It (the exposure) might help down the road with younger kids. |
It was a nice atmosphere. It was nice we had a chance. |
It's a matter of the stars having to be lined up right and things going well for the 16 seed and not so well for the one seed. But that margin is closing a little bit. |
It's great for our school, our players, and for everybody involved. |
Now it's going to be up to Ship and Whitney. It's up to them to take it up another notch. Or two. Or three. |
Now, Chris, I want to officially let you know you are officially welcome in Avon pick-up games. |
Robert Morris exploited some of our weaknesses last time. They also took advantage of their strengths and really attacked us. (Sophomore guard) Tony Lee really hurt us. |
Robert Morris is a smaller team and we could have used John, but I needed to make sure all my players know that is not how we do things here. The immediate impact might hurt us, but as a coach you have to think about the future and that is what I am doing. It will hurt, though. |
That talks about consistency as a program. We win year in and year out. We finish in the top of our league, we have a chance to win our league, and we have a realistic chance to go the the NCAA Tournament every year. |
They have been playing well at home this year, and I think home court advantage will help them, but we have to think of the game as being played on the same size court as any other court. But I know that players definitely are more comfortable on their own court. |
They were tougher than we were. They got loose balls, they got re-bounds. |
They've done it two out of three. I want them to do it three out of four. |
This is the first time we were ever in the game. I think it showed we're getting better. |
Toughness. The whole game can be summed up in one word -- toughness. Put this in the headlines: 'Robert Morris was tougher than Monmouth. |