He established he could hit that shot, and it opened up passing lanes for us. I think it really made them adjust. |
He's a good shooter and he's only a 10th-grader. We go to him when we need a clutch basket. |
I don't know if we've played a team this year that is so fast and so deep. They can go with their speed the way we go with our depth. |
I think we played a good defense, and got a lot of pressure on the ball early. |
I told our guys we had to play through the fouls. We could have easily folded and gotten frustrated, so that's one thing I'm most proud of. |
I want to thank my players. They fought hard and worked hard and things just didn't work out for us. |
It's the excitement of walking into a big arena and playing in front of a big crowd. It's going to be a different atmosphere. |
No one could ask more than what these guys did. It was not a lack of effort, it was just that our shots wouldn't fall, and that happens in basketball. |
One of the things I'm blessed with is that I can go 10-11 deep. I'm able to rotate speed in there and keep speed. That was a big factor tonight. |
That was part of the plan I devised for this game. |
This is the first time in the history of the school that a team has gone to the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. This team has set history. I can't tell you how proud of them I am. |
We had to establish what we do best. They play hard and are always giving 110 percent. |
We had to use that speed and quickness because we couldn't match up with them in a power game. We executed the plan well and made them run the floor, and kept the pace up. |
We have to attack using our speed and bench. Whatever got you to the dance, you've got to keep playing that dance card. |
We made the decision to just keep doing what we've done all year. That is to pressure the ball, play lots of people and attack the ball. |