Jake Palluzzi
Jake Palluzzi
bad ball division good hurt job last match problems won
We got off to a bad start. We had some match up problems that really hurt us. I thought we would do a better job getting the ball inside, but we struggled. They are very experienced and won their division last year...they are a very good team.
bring lose number players strong team
They are number one for a reason. We didn't play to our capabilities, but a lot of that was because of their athleticism, speed, and defense. They are a very strong team and they don't lose anything when they bring players off the bench.
adversity eight five missed players starting team top
We went through a lot of adversity this year. Every one of the top eight players on our team missed at least one game. We never had the same starting five on the floor...it was very tough.
guards needs open understand
(Barnes) needs to understand how to get open and our guards have to get him the ball, too. It was two-fold.
chance cut fourth nice played quarter quit seniors
We made a nice little run. We had a chance to cut it to nine, but we just couldn't get any closer. I played all my seniors in the fourth quarter and they played hard...they could have quit being down 20 points, but they didn't.
against cost lapse mental mistakes period quality team third win
That lapse at the end of the third period cost us the game. You can't have lapses against a quality team on the road; you can't make mental mistakes and win this kind of game.
against beat chance defense execute force good hurt instead time zone
We wanted to force them to play man-to-man defense because we execute well against it instead of a zone. The zone hurt us the first time around. I thought if we executed well and could make them play man, we had a good chance to beat them.
break catch healthy hopefully hurt possible round seem state time turn
We can't seem to catch a break this season. Every time we turn around, someone else is getting hurt. Hopefully we can get as healthy as possible in time for the first round of the state tournament.
absolutely easy games schedule single teams year
There are absolutely no easy games on our schedule this year. We can't have letdowns. All of the teams that we play this year are very good. We have to come to play every single night.
free mental missed throws
We didn't play too well mentally. We had some mental breakdowns, we missed some lay-ups and we missed free throws early.
against both east great half played struggled tone
Our first half performances set the tone in both games. We played a great first half against Hamden, but we struggled against East Haven.
few good heading healthy hopefully might people weeks
Hopefully the two weeks will get us healthy...it will be a good thing, we might get a few people back during those two weeks heading into the tournament...if we can get healthy we might make some noise.
sam slack stepped team took trying
He (Healy) really stepped up his game. He took the team on his back, trying to take up the slack with Sam (Barnes) out with a sprained ankle.
great job needed player quarters stepped three
For three quarters we did a great job on him. But he stepped it up when he needed to. He's not a scholarship player for nothing.