Dan Zweifel
Dan Zweifel
chance game halftime hard ourselves played
There was a chance after halftime where we could have not played hard. We played hard and got ourselves back in the game by doing what we like to do best.
against ball defense great loose played
We did get a little loose with the ball at the end, but Seymour played great defense against us.
gave happy looks
We got out there and we all gave him a big hug. He looks a little thin, but we're so happy to have him back because he is such an inspiration.
became beginning grew honest man throughout took
To be honest with you, it took me by surprise. He really grew up from the beginning of the year. He kind of became a man throughout the year.
came couple final helped hit might state tomorrow trap turn
When you're in the state final game, there's no tomorrow so you might as well try everything. We thought, 'Hey, let's try the press. Let's see if we can turn it up a little bit, trap them,' and it helped us. We got a couple of turnovers, hit a couple shots. I just thought we came out with a lot of energy.
exactly extra knew stop talking
On the bus, I told them we had one extra stop before we got to the Kohl Center. They knew exactly what I was talking about.
attacked inside key
We attacked them inside and were able to get some key shots.
game kids physical
It was a physical game out there. They really got after us, and our kids didn't back down.
ball coming defense early good patient playing seconds solid tone took tried
We set the tone early by coming out and playing solid defense and making them take 30 seconds before they got a shot. On offense, we tried to be patient and get the ball inside. We took good shots.
bombing final god number slow thank tried
We tried doing a number of things to slow them down in the final minute. They were just bombing shots. Thank God we had a big lead.
advantage bit few found instead last ourselves prepare took tried trying week
We found ourselves a little bit over the last two weeks. We also took advantage of having a week to prepare for them. Instead of trying to do a lot of things not so well, we tried to a few things real well.
defensive might
That was a big-time shot. If we come up with a defensive stop, you never know what might have happened.
gave great shot
That's why they've got a great program. They're always here and they play tough. If you want to be the best, you've got to play the best, and I thought we gave it a great shot today.
feeling sick
That's my right-hand guy. He called (that morning) and said, 'Z, I'm going in.' I got that sick feeling in my stomach.