Denis Freeman
Denis Freeman
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.
bit coming defense great lately offense year
The defense and the rebounding have been great all year long. The offense was a bit of a concern, but lately it has been coming around.
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.
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.
afraid against bench best games gets gotten happens north player role sophomore takes year
He's not afraid to take a shot. Dylan's only a sophomore and he's gotten used to his role as a player off the bench. He takes the big shots, he gets to the rim and isn't afraid to get fouled. It just happens that his two best games of the year have come off the bench against North Branford.
night points seem
It's been like that all year. At the end of the night we just seem to have more points than the other team. And you look back and think we made so many mistakes. We shouldn't even have been in this game.
feeling half missed roles team took
It took us about half the year, but now they know their roles and are feeling comfortable with each other. Cassius did so much for us and we missed him early. It took a while to see what kind of team we are.
changed couple dylan foul great hit job momentum played second shots
Dylan and Seth Hansen sparked us. Seth did a great job. He made a couple of great moves, he rebounded, he played defense. Dylan hit his shots and made some foul shots. The whole momentum kind of changed in the second half.
bank guy hanging hard kids lucky shot
Sometimes you're better to be lucky than good, right? Yeah, you bank a shot in like that and its luck. But these kids don't quit. If you keep hanging in there and working hard sometimes the lucky guy wins.
ball defender great sets tone
Carlson is just a great ball defender and really sets the tone for us defensively.
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.
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.
clean coach saw seen talking worried
It was crazy. I never saw that in 30 years. I've seen water. I was worried that we weren't going to clean it up. The coach and I were talking about what are they going to do if they can't clean it up...play tomorrow? Play in April?