Denis Freeman
Denis Freeman
atmosphere exciting fired game good great gym
This was an exciting game, a good game to watch. The atmosphere here is always great when the gym is packed. How could you not be fired up to go out and play hard?
bad execution good held offense pleased team year
We have been inconsistent on offense this year and we were today. I was pleased with our defense. We held a good team to 45 points, but we had bad stretches on offense. It wasn't just the shooting, it was the execution.
george good great job kids miss understand
Manning doesn't miss many good shots. And the other kids around him understand their roles. George does a great job with them.
ball court facing fine game goes good mental onto playoffs practice ready short tonight year
Like I told them all year 'practice is practice, the game is the game' and when the ball goes up you have to be ready to play. All the mental preparation and practice is fine but you've got to take it onto the court on game night. Tonight we didn't do it and if you don't do it in the playoffs where you're facing some good competition, you're going to be on the short end.
bunch good great hard kids last lucky work
It's just a great bunch of kids. Like I said last year...you've got to be good but after you're good you've got to be lucky. I don't know if these kids are lucky or not but they work hard and sometimes you make your own luck.
defensive good time
I told the kids, what did we do good tonight? We made so many mistakes. This was the first time I've been disappointed in our defensive effort.
last loss point state struggle winning won year
This year has been a struggle for us, the way we are winning games. Nothing comes easy. We may have had one more loss at this point last year when we won the state title, but it was completely different.
ball defender great sets tone
Carlson is just a great ball defender and really sets the tone for us defensively.
ability aggressive attack came half john second stay zone
I thought they were going to stay in the zone but they came out kind of aggressive on the guards. John, being experienced, popped out and got the ball. We were stressing the whole second half to attack the seam in the zone and John has the ability to do that.
converted defense forced morgan offense pressure settle
Our pressure defense really started to work. We didn't let Morgan settle into their offense and when we forced a turnover, we converted on the other end.
capable kids patient point strengths
From this point on we're not going to be patient any more. I think we're capable of more. We have kids who have strengths and we just have to get them to play to those strengths. That's the most important part at this point.
chaos create easy gamble leave man steals worked
You leave your man and you double-team and you try to gamble and create some chaos and that worked out. We got steals and some easy hoops.
close credit fortunate games goes kids mentally tough win
We've been fortunate to win some close games and the credit goes to the kids because they're mentally tough and have been making the plays.
awhile basketball loose peter shoot talented tendency
Peter is very talented. He has a tendency once in awhile to get loose and nonchalant. He's 6-5, he can shoot it, he can put it on the floor, he can pass, he can rebound. He's a very talented basketball player.