Elliott has the biggest heart. And not only that, he is a great player. |
He brought toughness to the game every time he played. He just competes so hard, and just goes really hard. Other players usually wear down, but Jake doesn't wear down. |
He couldn't put it in the ocean all night. He usually is a great shooter, but tonight things just weren't going his way. He finally got a chance to set his feet and even though there was a man in his face, he made it. What else can you say? |
I thought we came out and got the shots we wanted. Provo plays a unique defense and it took us a half to figure out what we could do against it. |
I told him it was his show and to take over. |
I'm flattered that people think we're a favorite, but it's not easy. It's hard to win state tournaments, and it's not always the best team who wins it. I know our kids are going to come out and play hard like everyone else. |
If he's in the game he probably hits that final shot to win the game for them because he's a big-time player. |
It's a challenge, but we now what they're going to do, and we're prepared for it. |
It's hard to play back-to-back games and keep going like that. It's hard on you. I'm hoping that makes a difference. |
Provo is a great team and Drury has forgotten more about basketball than I'll ever know. We're just fortunate to have more depth. I think they got tired out there. |
That was big. We had a little foul trouble, too but we're a little deeper. We also had a little more flexibility. |
That's how it should be. The top two teams should be the ones playing for the championship. |
The game is too fast for some of these guys. |
They were beating us with the dribble. We went to a zone to try to limit their penetration and kick-outs, and it worked for a while to let us get back in it. |
They were really small, and they were a little overmatched. We saw what happened the game before, and we pretty much didn't want that to happen. |