Ed Goetz
Ed Goetz
played rattled
They played with a lot of poise, give them credit. I thought we could have rattled them.
match situation small throw tough trouble trying
If I went with a big lineup, then we got in trouble offensively. If we went with a small lineup, they'd throw over the top. It was a tough situation trying to match up with them.
attacked bad couple game last outside philosophy took
The last couple game we took too many bad outside shots. We went with a different philosophy and attacked the basket.
asked came christian home leader point realized talked turning wash waxed
The turning point for him, and the turning point for the team, came when they got waxed at home by Wash High. After the game, I asked Christian when he was going to do it. We talked and he realized he had to be a leader of this team.
few game hit kept press rattle
It would have been a different game if we would have hit a few more in the third. We kept the press on because we thought we could rattle them. They displayed a lot of poise.
best defense defensive five focus improve key kids lost since team washington
Defense was key to the section. You look at Washington and all their success. A lot of it has to do with them always being the best defensive team in the section. Since we lost to Washington at home, our focus has been to improve defensively. We have five kids who can score. They can play defense too.
composure kept kids played smart team
This is a senior-laden team and I think that makes a difference. The kids kept their composure and played smart at the end.
ability body height offset shooting speed suffocated
If they didn't put a body on us, they just jumped over us. Their quickness, speed and height were too much for us. We wanted to offset that with our shooting ability but they suffocated Christian.
accepted against court gave moved
They gave all they had on the court against Aliquippa. They accepted that and moved on after a day off.
difficult good smaller threw top trouble
It was difficult because if I went with a big lineup we had trouble offensively. When we went with the smaller lineup, they just threw it over the top of us. They're big but they're a good team. No question.
great guard top year
We've been able to put him on the other team's top guard all year and he does a great job.
change demeanor golf huge noticed sophomore state tough won
I noticed a huge change in him once he won that state golf championship. As a sophomore and junior, he shied away from the tough situations. As a senior, he wanted the ball. He wanted to win. His whole demeanor changed. He wasn't afraid.
court game quicker speed work
We want to come at them with our speed so we're going with a smaller, quicker lineup. We want to use our full-court game and work it up the court quickly.
ball dishes drives good high percentage takes
He's always been a very good shooter. He takes high percentage shots. He's always been pretty good at ball-handling. He drives and dishes the ball better than anyone.