Brian Clodi
Brian Clodi
feeling five good last teams walking year
We got 16th place last year and we weren't walking out of there feeling too good about ourselves. Last year, there were five top-25 teams there. This year, we're all about the same.
flat great played second team
We had a great second half. We're a senior-dominated team and we need to play like seniors. In that first half, we just didn't play like seniors. We weren't flat -- we played scared.
best games great high school teams year
It was one of best games of the year. I think it was one of the best high school games of the year -- two great teams going at it.
beat defense field fourth free goals knows pair pat team zone
They had only two field goals (a pair of three-pointers out of East's zone defense from Pat Cummings) in the fourth quarter. They had 21 free throws. That's what beat us. That's where we got beat. Our team knows it.
illinois schedule state teams tested tournament type
There's not a lot of teams around the state of Illinois that can say they have that type schedule left. We have it (tough schedule) for a reason. We want to be tournament tested and tournament ready.
chances eight forced four minutes
You get forced to take chances when you're down six, eight with four minutes to go.
respond superman three
Every three was a dagger. There was no way we could respond to that. He was Superman tonight.
felt fourth game good
We felt good going into the fourth quarter. That's (down 42-37) where we wanted it to be. We did not want this game to get in the 70s.
basketball best moment playing truth
We're playing our best basketball right now. But the moment of truth is the playoffs.
challenged except interior positive step stride
I think we made a positive stride in how we played. We challenged every pass. If we make some of those interior shots, things go the other way. It was a step in the right direction, except for the fouling. We know that.
behind brought buried feet four line three zone
That was huge. We were in a zone and he brought them back. He was three or four feet behind the line and he buried them.
state ultimate win
I want to win the state championship. That's the ultimate goal.
came kids positive won
I can't say anything but positive things about these kids. They could have had a letdown. Streamwood hasn't won a game, but we came out and we were the aggressors.
guards open point shoot worked
He never had it, but he's really worked on it. We told him, all of our point guards can shoot. If it's an open look, we want him to shoot it.