We use them to get our guys together and get on the same page. We have a schedule of what we are doing and how we go about it. |
We want the 2006 Urban Hot Spots campaign to focus on Toronto because it's Canada's largest city, and the problems surrounding trail access here are representative of the challenges faced in urban areas across the country. |
We were attacking their man-to-man well, and they're mostly a man-to-man team. Their zone gave us problems. We didn't attack it right. Their zone beat us. |
We were going inside. We just tried to get a good shot. |
We were picked to finish 10th in the league. So, we weren't even supposed to even be in the Northeast Conference Tournament. |
We were playing with a sense of desperation, which is what we needed after some tough losses. |
We were slow, sluggish. It was like we didn't have our legs. It was like the harder you try, the harder you play, the worse it gets. It wasn't smooth. |
We're a little banged up, but everybody is banged up this time of year. No excuses. |
We're an aggressive team, and I think we get fouled [a lot]. We're a blue-collar team. |
We've been in that situation before and we haven't done a great job of closing out games. It was a tough shot. When it comes down to the playoffs and two teams have equal talent, a lot of it's luck. |
When I was their age, I never got tired. Their bodies are used to it, and it doesn't seem to affect them. Two games in two days is tough, but these guys will be ready to go. |
Winning these past two games at home have given us so much confidence. We have really played well, and that will help us as we play three of our last four games on the road. |
You're just trying to simulate game pressure. |
Your goal is to coach the perfect game, and to have all your players, play the perfect game. That first year is difficult. You can never really be prepared for it. You are going to make mistakes. You just have to learn from those mistakes. |