Jack Schrader
Jack Schrader
clean defense eight good lead points rebounds testament
We were having good shots, but we weren't getting many clean rebounds that usually lead to points in transition. We were still down only eight and we had the ball. It was a testament to how good our defense was we were still in the game.
aggressive attack best strong
He's our best low-post player. When you attack the basket, you need someone big and strong and aggressive to do it, and he's the man.
chip early gaining kept maturity others strength
Chip had to take his lumps early on. But he has kept gaining strength and maturity. Now he is able to demonstrate to others how things should be done.
austin both great guard job love spots
Austin is what I love in a player. He is very determined. He can play both guard spots and does a great job defensively on and off the ball.
control field game goal hurt physical shoot tough
It was a very physical game that got out of control and that hurt our field goal percentage. It's tough to shoot when it's that physical of a game.
deserved hard regular season tournament type worked
They worked hard and deserved the type of regular season they had, but it's over with. Now we go down to the tournament, and when you go to the tournament you go to win.
arena coming crowd dictates last maybe players seems
It seems like something here in Pershing Arena dictates it's going to come down to the last seconds. Maybe it's just a ploy by our players to get the crowd coming back.
conference hopefully huge last playing scholars-and-scholarship
It's a huge week. Hopefully we could be playing for a conference championship in that last game.
best box defensive players
Derek does many things for us that don't show up in the box scores. I think that he is one of the best defensive players in the league, but doesn't get the recognition there because he doesn't get many steals.
breaks key
They had some key breaks go their way, obviously.
believed benefits came early freshman hard hung reaping took work
He came here as a freshman and took his lumps, but the significant thing is that he's hung in there and believed in himself. Now he's reaping the benefits of his hard work early on.
defensive few good knocked patient played
It was lunch-bucket, blue-collar, nothing fancy. They're a good defensive team. I thought we played well defensively, and we were a little more patient and knocked down a few more shots.