Bob Semling
Bob Semling
advantage certain competition fans fever helps home pitch point respond
We'll see how their fans respond and how well that helps Stout. With the competition at such a fever pitch at this point in the season, I'm not certain if there is a certain advantage to being home or away.
kids plays quite stepped win
We battled and competed all the way. The kids wanted this win badly, but we just didn't have quite enough. Crawford stepped up and made some big-time plays down the stretch.
character expected loss wednesday
We showed a lot of character after the loss Wednesday and I expected nothing less.
fight grit guys love quit taught year
I love this team. There has been a lot of grit and fight in these guys all season. These guys made my first year so special. They had no quit and taught me so much about resiliency.
finding good guy guys hot love rhythm seems simple teams trust
I love how these guys trust each other. We get into a good rhythm of finding the guy with the hot hand. It seems simple but a lot of teams don't do it.
certain feeling guys hoped sure talked
I'm sure our guys are feeling like we had them down there (Feb. 15). We've talked about that and I'm certain our guys hoped they could play Platteville again. And I'm sure Platteville would want to play us again.
against bad game good teams
Not many teams as young as we are against a team as good as Stout is going to get back in the game like we did. We were right there and then we had some bad breaks.
growing learning proud
I'm proud of those young guys. They're learning so much. They're growing up right before our eyes.
believe five floor good heart shooting
That's who we are, a very good shooting team. We have five (starters) on the floor who can all make a big shot. They have a lot of heart and a lot of character. They believe in themselves, and we believe in them.
credit force happen jump rhythm shot shots trying
There's a rhythm shot that we make. To their credit, they got rhythm jump shots that you know you're going to make and we were trying to make it happen and force it to happen.
bounce certainly crowd fast grit home passion plays start team until wait
It's disappointing to get off to that start on your home floor, and the other team plays with more passion and urgency. Certainly you want to start fast and get the crowd into it. You've got to have some grit when things don't go well and bounce back quickly. You can't wait until halftime.