After going 1-for-8 against Lincoln, it was nice to see Westley bounce back. Actually, it was nice to see everyone bounce back. |
Against Normal Community we had one floor dive and no charges. Against Normal West we had zero and zero. We cannot out-talent people. We have to do all the little things. |
Brandel does so many things for us that don't show up in the next day's box score. He leads the team in charges taken and he's the first on the floor and the first to pick it up when we need a lift in practice. It's big for him and for us for him to score those points when we needed them. |
Definitely we were a little confused with it. We've never had to look inside with any purpose before. |
Glenn found spots to land, which allowed him to push each opponent and jump bigger than anyone else. |
He's always liked to tell people what to do, and you combine that with his love of athletics and leadership role, I think it's a natural fit for him. I think that's his greatest asset. He's a good teacher. |
I don't understand why I get hit up without any swearing. In a game like that, it's not called for. They've got to let the kids decide the game, but my hat's off to Lincoln. I've got so much respect for Neil and what he's done up there. They're awfully good. I just wish we could've let that one play out without the technical. |
I thought Ryan and Lewis (Jackson) played hard. (Friday) we were diving on the floor, going after every loose ball, cutting off passes. Tonight we didn't do any of that. I don't know why. It's stunning. |
I've always been trying to be a writer. This is the first thing I've ever finished. |
It took me a year of head coaching to realize officials don't care who wins basketball games. Once you keep things in perspective of what we're doing, you'll be OK. |
It was this close to being out of (the officials) control. |
It will be much smoother. I'm yelling out sets and he's not sure where to go, so I'm finally just yelling at him what to do. I'm sure Normal caught on. |
Jeremy ignited the night with that tip play. It's just taking awhile to get in the groove. With a whole new set of guys, it's going to take him some time. |
That four-game stretch felt like 10 games. Some because of the way we lost but mostly because these guys are winners and we expect to win. |
Those were huge, huge points. They've got the momentum, their crowd is getting into it and we needed a bucket and he gave it to us. |