They play a tough zone (defense) and we struggled a little in the first half. We came out like gangbusters in the second half. We got a lot of nice open looks and did a nice job moving the ball around. |
They were really guarding him tight, and he's not the kind of kid to force anything. It's pretty impressive what he's done (in his career). He'll have to do it the next game. |
They're a talented team. They're hungry. They'll be coming after us. |
This team is so focused; it's incredible. I'm very proud of their accomplishments, but they know we have some more things we can do. |
This was a big game ... and when you win at home in your house, that makes it more special coming against a team as good as Northern. When you're playing at home and have that atmosphere, the kids love it. |
This will be a nice little economic impact for our community. |
We had several goals, and one of them was to host the conference tournament. We did that as well last year. It was a great success. We had great crowds and super support. |
We were trying to cover those 3-point shooters, but they were knocking everything down, and I think we really got frustrated. We just had to take a step back, keep our composure and know that our shots would eventually fall. |
We'll see what happens. The pace of the game should be pretty quick. As far as how much he plays, I think a few minutes here, a few minutes there. It depends on how he feels. |
We're playing against a team we know fairly well, but this is a different situation, obviously. We're just preparing like we do for every game. We'll go out there and see what happens. |
We've been doing it the last few years, so we're used to it. They're a talented team. They won a lot of ball games early, so this was a good win for us. |
We've gotten ourselves into holes, but somehow and some way we've found a way out. That shows the character of these guys. They really never give up. |
We've had to make that adjustment of not having him on the floor, but these last two games have helped. Any time you lose one of your players, it's going to affect the team. We have other players who have to step up. |
What can I say, gentlemen? We're going to Massachusetts. |
What can I say? He's a tremendous young man, a special individual. The day I signed him, I was an extremely happy man. |