I didn't want to give them any easy lay ups. We gave them too many easy lay ups the last time we played them (in a 62-58 Galena victory in December). |
I felt like there was a lid on the basket. |
I just told them to turn and then find the glass. We were too quick at times, rushing things. We'd just turn and chuck, turn and chuck, without finishing our shots. |
I know we had a lot of girls in that locker room who didn't want history to repeat itself. Nobody said a lot about it but I know they didn't want to see a repeat of what happened last year. |
I thought we did a nice job of pressuring the ball in the second half. |
I'm having fun with it. I'm not going to lie. I like having my own team. And the girls are doing a great job. |
I've coached a lot of these girls since they were in sixth grade. So they know me. I know them. The transition was real easy. |
It just came down to who made the most free throws. |
It took us about a half before we could figure them out. But once we got a feel for them, we were OK. |
My girls really wanted it. That's why they kept fighting and fighting. |
Offense was the hard part against them. They are just so big. They wouldn't give us the 3-point shot, and that forced us to go inside where they have so much size. It came down to an inside game and we struggled. |
She had two steals in that quarter for us, and I think that got us the momentum back. We emphasize defense in practice. Those are the things you need to win games. |
She's real quick and she knows how to knock down her free throws. |
That's kind of how we've been all year at the line. We've been in and out all year. |
The girls are responding. They are giving it their all. |