Coach told us he does a good job penetrating and shooting a floater. I just tried to stay in front of him and force him into the teeth of our defense. We did a good job getting him out of his rhythm. |
If I hadn't dunked, I would have never heard the end of it. |
Our entire front row is (6-foot-2 or taller), and we put up a huge block against everybody. Most of the time when we block right, they're not going to be able to get it over with authority. It's going to be a roll shot or a tip to the corner. You've got to have guys back there who are on the same page and ready to get the ball back to the setter. |
That's just wonderful support. The fans could have just left, but they came down to meet us. That just provided comfort. |
We had to work the ball a lot harder last season. We had a lot of energy in the first quarter, but after that the game just died. |
We just realized we had to pick up the defense. Talk more and help out. |
We lost our emotion and zip in the second and third quarters. It just wasn't there tonight. |
We took those comments to heart. When a team talks down to us, that makes us play harder. |
When I first kind of stepped on the court, I got a little nervous, but about a possession-and-a-half later I kind of got into the flow of the game and forgot about it. |