Ed Swanson
Ed Swanson
accepted against emotional fired kids marked people played responsibility start
We played as marked people all year. When you start off 16-2, you get everybody's emotional game. Everybody's fired up to go against you. Kids accepted that responsibility and played up to it.
courage everybody fighting kid mary measure pain passion played strictly
I don't know if you can measure everybody strictly on statistics. Mary played with a lot of courage, and I think when you look up and see a kid fighting day in and day out with pain because of her passion to want to play, it makes everyone else a little better.
defense energy high kids start
That's what we start with from day one. The kids play with a high energy level, and that allows us to do a lot of different things on defense. Our defense is our staple.
approach business focused high kids level perfect played title tuesday usual week work
Their approach all week was a real professional one. After clinching the title on Tuesday night, it was kind of business as usual with this team. There wasn't too much of a celebration. The kids were real focused and they played with a lot of energy. They didn't play perfect and we have a lot of things to work on for Tuesday. But they played with a high level of energy.
understand
We understand what we are up against, but we will not play scared. We will play hard. We will play together. We will compete. We'll get our shots. We just have to make them.
looked pick sick strong time win
Every time I looked at their stats, I got sick to my stomach. We had to pick our poison. They're a very, very strong team. They could win this tournament.
good job looked second shot sick third time
Every time I looked at their stats, I got sick to my stomach. I thought we did a good job on their first-shot percentage, but it was their second and third shot that was the difference.
If we go to Bridgeport, we're doing pretty good. That's the regional.
plays seventh shoot shot
That was huge. The kid's got guts. She can be 0-for-6 from 3, and she's going to shoot that seventh shot the way she shot that first shot. She plays with confidence.
best games hope secondary team tend
I said to the team all week, I hope it comes down to (Amanda) Pape and Walker. But most of these games don't come down to the best player. They tend to come down to a secondary player.
emotional few hit hits knowing last locker missing room senior shots swagger
Knowing it was Senior Day, Nicolle was emotional in the locker room before the game, but after she hit some shots and got her rhythm, she got that swagger that had been missing for the last few games. When she hits shots from the perimeter like she did today, it makes us a better team.
across came west
We're in Williamston; we're in Okemos; we're in surrounding communities. As we came back west across town, it made sense.
bigger broader folks
We're broader and bigger than a lot of folks think we are.
happened plays simple talking
We happened to make the plays when it counted. It?s as simple as that. They could have made the plays and we?d be talking a different tune.