Andy Blackston
Andy Blackston
bit kids team turn
We started squeezing them a little bit (with the zone), and we were able to turn the tide, and our kids just made plays. That's the team that we can be consistently, that second-half team.
bad definitely excellent offensive record records team
They are an excellent offensive team. ... I definitely think they are not a bad team at all. I know their record kind of indicates that, but we don't go by records around here.
cares games great helped natural team win
She is a great person and a natural leader. She cares about this team and helped us win a lot of games this year.
chemistry everybody feeling great open ready selfless team
Right now it's a great feeling because our team chemistry is great. It is a selfless team and everybody is open and ready to learn.
against award finished higher knew matter nice opinion players selected since teams
I knew that (Haynes) was going up against some players with some nice stats and their teams finished higher than ours. It's just a matter of opinion after that. I really wanted her to get that award since our team didn't get to Nashville, but to be selected to the first team is an honor.
factor huge player success versatile
I think she is all around the most versatile player in the league. She was a huge factor in this team's success this year.
enjoying fun kids together
I think these kids are just having a lot of fun right now, and that's really important. They are just together and enjoying being around each other.
beat build confidence good mental plays took win
Our kids, all of them, made the plays that it took to win, and this is a big mental win for us. Now they know they can beat a good team. We need to take a lot of confidence from this. We need to build on this.
bring game good great nights people played regardless three
We have to have three people bring their 'A' game to be successful. When we've had at least three people have great nights on the same night, regardless of who it is, we have played pretty good basketball.
energy game great halftime mentality push ready second talked type
We were so ready to play and had great energy and a great push there in the first half. One of the things we talked about at halftime was the game was 0-0, and that was the type of mentality we had to have going out into the second half.
alex hands player precise
They have a big-time player in Alex Munday. She is precise and efficient. We are going to have our hands full.
kids locker means personally room telling true
This means the world to me professionally and personally because these kids have just done an outstanding job. I was telling them in the locker room after this that they are a true team. ... There is no drama. There are no feuds.
good record shows surprising track
It was really surprising that she did it. But I think she said it out of frustration and I think her track record shows that she's a really good kid.
absolutely beat
(The Bulldogs) just absolutely don't beat themselves. To beat them you have to outplay them.