14 ordspråk av Tyrone Johnson
Tyrone Johnson
(James) has been with me a few years now. And I take suggestions from Jessica about the boys team, too.
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He can shoot the ball just as well as anyone. He's got a lot of offensive talents. His brilliance combined with his willingness to learn has been an asset to our program. His numbers have improved, and I expect him to pick it up more during the postseason.
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He played much better. He didn't give us much (Friday), but he did (Saturday), and we appreciate it.
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He wasn't taught much fundamentals from a perimeter standpoint. When you are standing in front of the press, you have to be defensively sound and guard the quicker guy on the floor. That was asking too much from a first-year player.
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I thought in the first half, Kelvin shied away from his shot a little bit. His shots are always good shots, regardless if they go in or not. In the second half, he manned up and proved himself.
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I'd done it before. It's a heavy load, and I was a lot more hands on when I first took over. But I was very relieved when (James and Christ) were able to take over - I'm pretty much their assistant now. We've got two of the best coaches in the state right there. What they've done is nothing short of miraculous.
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It's like Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson or Ali versus Frazier. To be the best, you've got to beat the best on a regular basis, and we've faced those guys in a lot of big games. It brings out the best in both of us.
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Jefferson has a three-guard scoring rotation, and that makes them capable of scoring very quickly. We must stop them in transition and close out well. We also have to use our length on the glass and our passing lanes.
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Kyle showed a lot of presence of mind not to panic when he went behind. It took a lot of guts to go for the reversal instead of just taking his one point and tying it.
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This reminds me of our 2002 team. And I want (the juniors) to get this feeling because I'm going to push it. Next year, I want to play a smaller role than I did this year. I want the leadership and motivation to be so strong, all I have to do is steer the ship.
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We felt like we had them on the ropes (at the end of the first half) and had a good opportunity to knock them out in the third quarter. But we let up.
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We finished up strong (in Friday's second round). (Saturday), we ended kind of flat, but we did start out on fire. We had good pressure on the ball (in the first half), and we matched up well.
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We had too many young guys in there to give them a serious challenge. I just wanted to see how individuals could go out there and improve as wrestlers.
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We would love to put it all together. I have mixed emotions about (Friday and Saturday). I don't think we played well, but we advanced and answered the challenge.
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