They're all good basketball players who understand the game and work well together. We just need them to put four more good games together and get us to Rupp Arena (for the state tournament). |
This is the game that has all the weight on it, because if you don't win this one your season's over. You pack your bag, put the balls away and wait until next October. |
This place was packed; I love it. And I try to get my players to love it. 'Don't be nervous; this is what you play for. They're here to watch you play. Give it your best shot.' And that's what our kids did. |
This team is just beginning to show what it can do. I just hope they saved the best for last. |
Those are the guys that are veterans out there - Timmy, T.J. and Bo. They all started last year. When you get in a game like this, you expect your experience to pay off. |
To have this over is a big sigh of relief. |
We had our chances at the end, but we're not going to put our heads down just because we lost by three points. We're just going to keep working and getting better. |
We just didn't knock down some shots. We missed some easy ones in the first half and left some points out on the floor. As a coach, you always worry if that's going to come back and haunt you. |
We take 21 more shots and make the same amount. I like to think we're a little better shooting team than that, but today we weren't. We just didn't stick it in like we normally do. |
We'll have to have some guys really work hard this summer. Whether we make it back here (to the state tournament) next year, who knows? Only one team in the region makes it here and that's what makes it so special. |