Dane Bradshaw
Dane Bradshaw
capable deep excited game next realize scouting team
You get excited when you see the No. 2 next to your name. But when you realize what a capable team Winthrop is, when we look deep into the scouting report, you realize that no game is going to be easy.
almost fallout games great looked somewhat special team win
We can make this a very special season, or we can almost be looked at as somewhat of a fallout ? a team with a great season, but weren't able to win the big games at the end.
coach coaching contagious few game leads lost pearl picking starting telling versus wisconsin
Coach Pearl was telling me about a game versus Wisconsin he had. He said that was one of the few leads he's lost in his coaching career. We're picking up on the coaches' mentality, and it's starting to become contagious around here.
battle game mental percent team
No team is 100 percent right now. That's the part of the game you have to battle through. It's about mental toughness.
bring easy energy game playing step
Even when we started to get a double-digit lead, we were still playing a little sloppy, and they were getting some easy buckets. We've got to step up and bring the energy every game if we want to be champions.
football game students talking
This game had become an event. The students have been talking about this like it was a football game.
control game statement
It was more than a statement game. It was a championship game for us. We wanted to control our destiny.
adversity benefit faced lost ready run throughout tournament type
This will benefit us in the long run in the tournament. We've faced every type of adversity throughout the season. We've been down before and lost leads. Now, we're ready for tournament play.
board coach defense dug hole ourselves puts
We just dug ourselves too big a hole in the first half. Coach (Pearl) puts defense and rebounding on the board before every game, and we haven't been able to do that consistently.
beat both mean regular season team twice
Both games, they were right there with us. Just because you beat a team twice during the regular season doesn't mean they're the same team.
expected hurts nobody sweet
Nobody expected us to get this far. It hurts now because we think we should've made the Sweet 16, but we accomplished a lot.
advantage continue
I still feel I have something to prove. I just want to continue to take advantage of the opportunities I have.
defense defensive key looks open pace points rebounds sure three ugly unheard
I think we had three defensive rebounds in the first half, which is unheard of. We had (41) points at halftime, so we were on pace offensively. Obviously, though, the whole key was defense and a lot of easy, open looks for them. I'm sure it's going to be ugly on film.
guess position sure
I think we were in a position where we had them where we wanted them. I guess we just didn't execute. I'm not sure really what happened.