Ed Pultz
Ed Pultz
ball brought games played style successful time year
We've played 31 ball games and, at this time of the year, you can't change. You have to go with what brought you and play with the style that's been successful for you all year long.
games good managing played
I thought that was one of her better games at managing the game. She played under control, rebounded and played pretty good defense.
girls ideas instead maybe played stop trying
Maybe that was my fault, in making the girls think too much about what we were going to do. Instead of trying to play the way we played all year, maybe I put too many ideas in their minds, and we weren't able to stop them.
evening experience girls last mean played playing playoffs plays positive whoever worry
We have some girls who played last year, and I think experience in the playoffs can be a positive factor. I think at this time, you just worry about who's playing that evening and who's playing well and, just because we've been there before doesn't mean anything for that evening because, whoever plays better is going to go on.
came defense difficult energy ford girls played
Our girls came out defensively and hustled. We played with a lot of energy on defense and made things difficult for Ford City.
district focused game goals mind night played playoffs toughest
In the district playoffs and the WPIAL playoffs, that first game is the toughest game, usually. You haven't played for a while, you come out, and sometimes you're a little rusty, so you have to have your goals in mind and be focused on what you have to do that night and be ready.
came far matter monkey played step
No matter how far you go in anything, you have to take that first step and, sometimes, that first step can be a big one. They hadn't played for two weeks, but there's no monkey on their back ... and they came in really relaxed.
We always try to do that. That is one of our philosophies. We try to get everyone into the game.
thinking
We weren't thinking about it too much. We just have to go out and play. You have to play well to advance.
confident felt hit second stepped
She stepped up big. In the second quarter, she got into a flow. She felt confident and hit some big shots.
good line shots
We always feel that we want to get to the free-throw line and, in big games, it comes up. We had good shots at it. It just didn't go in.
ball compared good impressed key last move patience wait willing year
I think our patience has been the big key for us this year. Compared to last year and some other years, our patience has really, really impressed me this season. We're willing to move the ball around and wait for that good shot.
attacking ball excellent job shot shots
I thought they shot the ball unbelievably in the first half. They got the shots they wanted to and really did an excellent job of attacking the basket.
attacked came game needed quarter second talked
I thought we came out and attacked offensively and really did a lot of things that we talked about doing. I think we got a better feel for what they were doing and what we needed to do in the second quarter and, I think, once we had a 12-point lead, we could play a game that was a little more our style.