At the end of last season, the only thing I could think about was getting back this year to the district championship game against Forks. Now, it looks like that's where we are. |
I can honestly say it's the best zone defense we've seen all year. I just felt like we didn't attack the zone enough. |
I can't say I was comfortable. But I have confidence in our guys. And the look on their face and the determination in their eyes helped me to relax. |
I thought we executed our half-court offense very well. Again, guys shared the ball. |
I thought we had the advantage inside, so we wanted to go into the post. We wanted to make sure we ran a lot of different offensive sets, and give them a lot of different looks. And it worked to our advantage. |
In terms of basketball experience, they're a mature group. |
Most of the 3s were good looks, but it's also about the time we were taking them. |
Our guards definitely shut him down. |
Our guys were extremely fundamental catching it, shooting it, taking care of it. And then, of course, stepping up and knocking down free throw after free throw after free throw. |
These guys have not forgotten last year. I'm sure every single one of them remembers the taste of that loss. |
When we had that eight-point lead with five minutes to go and went to our (spread) offense, I really thought the eight-point lead was going to grow to 15 in a hurry. |
You've got to give them credit. They're a good defensive team, and their length does make a difference, but most of the turnovers I felt like were unforced. |