Eric Long
Eric Long
chad found free glad good job misses missing odds overcame percent rebounds shooting shot third throws time types year
Chad is shooting 75 percent on the year and I told him before he shot the third one the odds of him missing was zero. He did, but we did a good job of getting rebounds off of those misses and I am glad we overcame those types of things. You are going to miss free throws from time to time, but we still found a way to win.
ask defense effort great hard lower percentage played prouder shoot size
I can't be any prouder of our effort and I thought Princeville played great basketball. If they shoot one percentage lower then they don't win. We executed everything we wanted to, we played hard defense and I thought we rebounded pretty well considering their size advantage. I couldn't ask for a better effort.
came fact focus great kids liked loss night pressure shows
I liked the fact that we came out with intensity, pressure and a lot of focus after a disappointing loss the night before. It just shows these kids have great character.
again cost happened happy responding road slow start
I'm not happy with the way we are responding on the road right now. It happened at Streator and it cost us the game. It happened again tonight. Our slow start cost us this game.
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It was nothing but hard work. People don't understand the amount of hours these guys spent this summer shooting the basketball. All 15 of these kids were in the gym all day working hard. They gave up a lot of their personal opportunities to build their skills and help the team. That is why we went from six wins last year to 16 now.
best defensive faced good knock open team
We got some real good looks, even when we were down two or three. We executed some plays, but we just couldn't knock down those open looks. Give Orion credit, they have to be the best defensive team we have faced all year.
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Brandon is as quick a guard as I have seen or played with. He is very tough to guard, not just because of his quickness, but his ability to handle the ball. Friday when he got comfortable going to the hoop, you could just see it and Stark County had a hard time containing him.
downs game gone mentally regional season seems starting stretch strong team ups
Down the stretch we could have folded. I like where we are at mentally right now. We are starting to get very, very tough. We have gone through a lot of ups and downs this season and it seems like every game is a regional championship atmosphere. That is going to make us a strong team down the stretch.
came continued factor intensity key quarter second
The way we came out and continued the intensity we had in the second quarter was a key factor in the game.
change great played today wake woke
Sometimes you just have to change things up and do some different things to wake everyone up. Today we woke up and played a great game.
against good instead lead taking
Instead of taking a six-point lead in our run, it could of, and should have, been a 10- or 15-point lead. That's if we come out and play them even from the start. You just can't do that against good teams.
awesome changed defense energy games momentum opposite played prior trap
In the two games that we played them prior to tonight, our man-to-man defense was better than our trap. But it was just the opposite tonight. Our trap and our energy we had with it was just awesome and it changed the momentum of the game.
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If you look at their field goal percentages from last year, and compare them to this year, you'll see a huge improvement. That is due to dedication and deciding that they are going to become better offensive players. Their ability to play better offensively combined with the other weapons we have, made us a tough team to stop.
forces four game position
When you put yourself in the position to have to come back like that it forces your hand. You have to make every play and you can't make a mistake. But the story of this game was told in the first four minutes.