A lot of things were overwhelming for him. He had to make a lot of adjustments. We tried to give him less to take in by moving him off the point. He has the ability to play the point. We just need him to get more comfortable. |
He's been coming to practice every day with a tougher mentality. |
I thought our defense is what was keeping us in the game, even though we were throwing the ball all over the gym. |
It helps when you make shots. Roberto and Levi can really stretch the defense. |
It's a combination of a season that I've never been a part of where we were just completely decimated at point guard. Tonight just magnified it, as many games this season have. |
That was a big shot. I had a perfect angle and he stepped up with confidence. It was going in when it left his hand. |
The students are our sixth man. They pump us up and I think we play much better with the students behind us. We have a comfort level when we play at home. |
The thing about Southern is they never get uneasy. They think they are going to win the whole time. Southern never plays on their heels. |
Their defense is their trademark. They take you out of everything you want to do offensively. We have to execute on offense and we have to be physical with them. |
There was a timeout there and we really tried to get into them and wake them up. It's amazing what happens when shots start to fall. |
There were possessions were it seemed like we were defending 90 seconds in a row. |
They had a bunch of offensive rebounds (nine) for baskets. They cut us in the heart because they were offensive rebounds for baskets. I think all of their offensive rebounds were for baskets. |
They've got two horses inside. Then they've got guards that can make shots. They come in with a guy like Ryan Martin (off the bench), who's just really solid. They don't have any drop, not a lot, when their subs come in. |
This league combines real good players with great coaches. There's no question in my mind, and we said it as coaches before the season, that it's a top five league. |
We found a way to win, and it was with defense. |