Jeff Dellis
Jeff Dellis
depth eight encouraged good happy players seven
I'm encouraged by our depth and happy with our distribution of scoring. Seven players scored eight or more and 12 of the 14 players scored, so that's pretty good balance.
atmosphere caught changes chaos chaotic floor good hard job kids lead playing slippery
It never ever changes (at Grant) ? it's a chaotic atmosphere up here. You never feel like a lead is safe, the floor is slippery and it's hard not to get caught up in the chaos. I thought the kids did a good job playing through it.
box cast coach goes good hit lee mark pull stuck supporting
It just goes to show you how good his (Smith's) supporting cast is. We hit enough three's that I thought it would pull them out of it (the box and one), but Placer coach Mark Lee read us well and stuck to it.
chance dream future kids people playing taste
It's a coach's dream to get all of the kids that much playing time. It was also a chance for people to get a taste of what the future will look like.
good playoff role team
They're a good team and still playoff material. I think they're going to play the spoiler role at this point.
college knows level player tonight tyler
Everyone knows that Tyler is a college level player offensively. But tonight he showed that he is defensively as well.
came half hit kids momentum second
They came out in the second half and one of their kids hit a 3 and you could feel the momentum change.
either physical respond
They were very physical and we didn't respond real well at either end of the floor.
couple says time
This is the first time all year. We've been at 10 at couple times, but this time we got down to eight, so now he (coach Nelson) says he will take them out to dinner.
bad close consistent dribble past proficient surprise taking
He's much more consistent with his 3's now. He was never bad in the past, but now it's a surprise to us all when he misses. You can't close out on him as hard, he's proficient at squaring up, taking a dribble and firing.