Craig Haase
Craig Haase
kids special trade
These two kids right here are pretty special guards. I wouldn't trade them for anything.
ball extra guys kick kids open second shoot unselfish
It's been the same old story for us all season. When we play as a team, make the extra pass, kick the ball out to the open man, we can be successful. We've got guys who can shoot the ball. The kids were very unselfish in the second half.
atmosphere ball both chance finish hands happy kids knew leader pressure saw teams
This was some kind of finish to some kind of game. This was just an outstanding atmosphere for basketball. Our kids just didn't want to let the chance get away. We battled right to the end. Both teams made some mistakes, but the pressure was on. I was happy when I saw the ball in Johnny's hands at the end. He's been our leader all season. I knew he'd find a way to score.
basketball best coaching credit five friday good great kids last run seem stay team tournament year
We've had a good run the last five years and that's a credit to the kids and the coaching staff. We always seem to play our best basketball of the year once the tournament begins. And we're going to have to play well on Friday to stay with South. They've got a great team this year.
accepted added came charlie defensive gives good job kids nice obviously scoring seniors tribute
Obviously Charlie is a very good player, and our seniors have really accepted him. When he came back, he did give us an added scoring punch, but what gives us defensive pressure-wise makes our kids a little more confident. Our kids have accepted him and it's a tribute to our seniors that haven't let his distractions become the team's distractions. They've done a nice job implementing him back in the lineup.
basketball bunch game good guys kids nice played proved today unselfish
The nice thing today was we had a lot of kids play well and we played very unselfish basketball. That's how we have to play to be successful. We don't have a bunch of superstars. We've just got a bunch of guys who can be pretty good at this game when they play together. I think we proved that today.
believed early fans gave glad group guys kids locker prouder room special state struggling
I just couldn't be prouder of a group of guys than I am of those kids in that locker room right now. They battled all season. We were struggling early in the year, but they never quit. And because of that, we're going to the state tournament. This is something special for all of us. I'm just glad we gave the fans what they wanted. We believed we could do it, and so did our fans. Now we get to play in Madison.
again heart kids knew played problem ran stud
I thought our kids played with a lot of heart again tonight, and we battled them hard. But we ran into a man-child in Polka tonight. He's a stud in the paint. We knew it was going to be a problem for us.
athlete athletics body brings coach dreams ethic exactly game great hard improved john kid knowledge small tribute wants work
John is exactly the kind of athlete every coach wants on his team. He brings knowledge and great work ethic to every game and every practice. He's always been a small kid, but, through hard work, he's improved his body a lot. That's a tribute to his dedication. He's the kind of kid every coach dreams about.
chances defensive feed guys leader points
I like our chances when we give up 45 points a game. Bobby's our defensive leader and the other guys feed off of his effort.
rest shut
We shut down the rest of their guys.
center great loss means season tough year
We had a great season, and in no means do I want this loss to take anything away from the kind of year we had. It's always tough to see the season come to an end. But I'll take this every year. Having the season end at the Kohl Center is pretty special.
felt guys knock
We've got a lot of guys who can knock down shots. It felt like we were right at home.
final game good huge inside knew runs track turn worked
Those two runs we made were huge when you look at the final score. We knew how big they were inside we so we had try and turn the game into a track meet. That worked pretty good for us tonight.