Gary Giancola
Gary Giancola
against ball bit coach eight excellent fairly fame floor good hall match pick played possession race sound style turn turned work
I think we match up fairly well against them. They play a style that like we play. They don't race up and down the floor and run-and-gun. They work the possession and take good shots. They have an excellent coach who is Hall of Fame material. They're fundamentally sound and don't turn the ball over. They turned it over only eight times against Grantsburg. We have to play every bit as good as we played Saturday, and we may have to pick that up a notch.
ahead conference fallen frustrated happened happy sure
Thankfully, we were ahead the whole game, I'm not sure what would have happened had we fallen behind. Give them credit. They frustrated us offensively. We're just happy to get another big conference win.
confident focused great job mike running team
I thought Mike did a great job running things. The team was more focused and confident with him at the point.
good guys offense played team three
We played very good team defense, especially in the first half, but on offense it was just the big three for us. We didn't get enough guys involved. They have to look to score.
early leadership learned low meeting points senior stepped team together took
We had a little team meeting and our senior leadership stepped up and we got together as a team. We've learned from our low points and took our lumps early in the season.
defense forced game shooting
Mercer's defense had something to do with that. We had been shooting well. They forced us to a perimeter game and clogged up the lane.
came defense hard offense played
Mercer played very well. Give Mercer credit. They came in here and played some hard defense and had just enough offense to win.
electricity last school year
You can feel the electricity in the school and the community. I feel it more this year than last year. The way we're playing, I like our chances.
ball handling needed offense pressure
We needed more offense from Cory and he'll do better away from the pressure of handling the ball all the time.
against business care chance looking ourselves
We need to take care of business against Wakefield to give ourselves a chance in the final. We can't be looking ahead.
defense good help last night rest
We've been getting good defense from the rest of them, but last night we got the 9s, 7s and 5s in the scorebook that really help us offensively.
basketball best defense half individual second
We had our best half of basketball all year. Our defense was outstanding. We started to go a little individual in the second half.
foot four half intensity keeping last night second sustained third took
We sustained our intensity for four quarters. We started the same way we did in Glidden, but there we took our foot off the throttle in the second half and just coasted. Last night we concentrated on keeping our intensity up. We had an exceptional third quarter.
expect game stronger tournament
We expect an even stronger opponent. That's the way the tournament works. Every game is up another level.