He makes things happen by going to the hole. He creates things. He's the playmaker of the team. |
He was in the gym shooting yesterday, and he can knock those down. He's got it in him. |
I feel like we made some mistakes at the end but my kids worked really hard. To be up 10 with two minutes left in the game, I felt like it slipped away. |
I have to give our kids credit for bowing up and making the play there at the end. |
I know the only thing different from that year was they played a 2-3 zone. They gave us trouble. This year they are playing more man-to-man. He likes a high-low game and have some real good passers, too. |
I was telling him to penetrate and attack the basket. I really jumped his butt, but once he attacked the basket he was able to score some points. |
I'm just glad we played well tonight. Everyone is understanding their role. We're starting to lift our play with our defense. |
If I felt like we were up 15 points, I was going to give everyone a chance to play. Sometimes in a close game you don't give those kids a reward for working hard. I wanted to give them that chance. |
It shouldn't have come down to that. But I give my guys credit for not laying down. |
It was a good, hard-fought battle for both teams. Holy Cross's defense made it tough for us. We just had to step up to the plate. |
It's very disappointing. I thought we came in with a good game plan and it felt like we were just one rebound away from winning. We gave (Fayetteville) too many chances. |
Last Saturday, I asked them if any of them have ever played in the state tournament. Only Michael (Sanchez) spoke and said he had watched a game. I told them you will play against the best teams in Arkansas. Once you make the first time, you will keep working harder to get back. |
P.J. was the man tonight. He hit some big threes for us when we needed them. |
That definitely gave us momentum. It put us up two points at a time when we really needed it. |
They are pretty good. Everybody there contributes and every time someone different is going to step up. |